Welcome to the latest edition of AWAVA’s Weekly Round-Up. This week, the Queensland government took a very positive step in announcing that it will trial a specialist domestic violence court. We are pleased to see that significant steps are being taken to improve women’s access to justice and are looking forward to future developments in [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Weekly Round-Up. AWAVA is recruiting! We are looking for a Program Manager to lead our Canberra secretariat. More information on the role can be found here. In other news, a five year national partnership agreement on legal assistance services was signed this week. This agreement promises $1.3 billion [...]
The Women’s Legal Services NSW Legal Education and Advice in Prison (LEAP) project for women facilitates access to family and civil law services for women in prison, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women to ensure female prisoners have access to legal information and advice. Read Women’s Legal Services NSW's case study about Legal Education and Advice in Prison (LEAP) project.
The Women’s Legal Services NSW has developed an Early Intervention Family Law Project to address the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care in Australia. Women's Legal Services NSW's work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities is guided by an Aboriginal Women’s Consultation Network and is focused on encouraging women to get free [...]
Women's Legal Services New South Wales developed the Ask LOIS (Legal Online Information Service) website in September 2012 to the challenges involved in being a community legal service with limited resources that services a large state-wide region. The website (www.asklois.org.au) provides easy access to information and resources for community workers who are assisting women experiencing and escaping violence. [...]
Domestic Violence Victoria have developed a strategic framework for stakeholders in Victoria to work with the media in the area of primary prevention of violence against women and their children. The report identifies the influence that the media has on community values and attitudes and the key role that the media can play in achieving [...]
Women with Disabilities Australia have developed a guide for women's refuges to ensure they are complying with the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act by developing Action Plans that identify barriers that may result in discrimination against women and children with disabilities who need to access a refuge. The Action Plan recommends strategies to eliminate these barriers. Read [...]
The Australian Women's Health Network have developed a position paper focuses on the primary prevention of violence perpetrated by men against women. The paper develops a position on primary prevention (as distinct from secondary and tertiary interventions) and identifies examples of good practice across settings, and factors for success for primary prevention programs. The paper has been developed as [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of the AWAVA Weekly Round-Up. This week, the number of women who have lost their lives to violence has increased to 47. This highlights the urgent need for action to address ever increasing levels of violence against women. AWAVA is pleased that further steps are being taken to ensure women’s [...]
"Torture is a crime under international law. According to all relevant instruments, it is absolutely prohibited and cannot be justified under any circumstances. This prohibition forms part of customary international law, which means that it is binding on every member of the international community, regardless of whether a State has ratified international treaties in which [...]