A short week for most of us this week, so only a short round-up! Not much has crossed our desks in relation to local news, but there is plenty happening in other parts of the world
Around the Country
- Victims of forced marriage speak out as Attorney General Nicola Roxon promises changes to make coercion into marriage a serious crime
- The Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Dr Rashida Manjoo, starts her Study Tour of Australia on 10 April until 20 April, starting in Sydney
Internationally
- There are calls in Zimbabwe to take action to halve gender based violence by 2015
- A new book takes a look at the Unfinished Revolution and what more needs to be done around the world to end Violence Against Women
- In the USA Honour Violence and Honour Killings are becoming more prevalent
- Changes to gun laws in Canada have outraged women’s groups
- In Pakistan a new report has been released on the socio-economic cost of Violence against Women
- The US held a roundtable on violence against women with disabilities: Forgotten Sisters: Violence Against Women With Disabilities, Human Rights, and Complex Identity Status