Weekly Round-Up * 20 June

Welcome, once again, to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, as every week, we highlight the latest news from around the preventing violence against women sector. People from all walks of life and all segments of society have spoken out this week against violence against women, from the gaming community

[TRIGGER WARNING: Images of violence, sexual abuse] to the UN Secretary-General. It is essential that all members of our communities take action to address gender-based violence and sexism in all of its forms.

Around the Country

Army Chief Lieutenant General David Morrison has been praised for his strong statements at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in London
Activists and service providers are hoping to draw attention to early and forced marriages, as well as so-called honour killings, within Australia [TRIGGER WARNING: Descriptions of violence, sexual violence, violence against children]
Clementine Ford writes about the absurdity of the idea that being a survivor of sexual assault is somehow a ‘privileged status’
Former Sydney Swans player Luke Ablett has spoken about his experiences working to prevent and eliminate men’s violence against women
The Australian Muslim Women’s Centre for Human Rights has launched a new guide to working with Muslim women on the effects of family violence and child sexual abuse
One of Darwin’s largest AFL clubs has launched their Domestic Violence Action Plan in the hope of helping to prevent violence against women

Around the World

In Arkansas, in the United States, Laura Ponce is campaigning for action to prevent violence against women after the violent death of her daughter at the hands of an ex-partner [TRIGGER WARNING: Descriptions of violence, gun violence]
In Canada, First Nations leaders are calling for a national public enquiry into the deaths and disappearances of aboriginal women across the country
In New Zealand, the first report of the Glenn Inquiry into violence and abuse has been released, with significant implications for the nation’s Government and Courts
In the United states, the push continues to deal with the backlog of thousands of unprocessed rape kits, many of which are decades old
In the UK, a new law has been passed to criminalise forced marriage [TRIGGER WARNING: Descriptions of forced marriage, sexual abuse]
In Iran, the judiciary is being urged to halt the execution of a young woman convicted of murdering the man she was forced to marry aged 14
In Egypt, hundred of demonstrators have gathered to call for action on sexual harassment and abuse of women, although the protest was not without controversy

Research and Reports

Submissions remain open for funding from the newly established Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety to conduct research into stemming rates of violence against women

**Articles published do not necessarily reflect the view of AWAVA and are included as items of interest only.

Weekly Round-Up * 20 June