The first weekly round-up edition for the month and the news has been dominated with Olympic 2012 headlines; still, a few interesting articles to share, and dont forget to check out what's on this month and coming up. A quick update on the NGOs' Follow-up CEDAW report: the final report was circulated this week for [...]
Firstly, a big thank-you to everyone who participated in the recent CEDAW online survey hosted by AWAVA and NATSIWA - we had some excellent, informative and well thought-out responses and really appreciate your contributions. For those that requested it, you will have received a draft report for comment by today 27 July. The report will be [...]
A busy week this week, with lots of international news and reports crossing our virtual desks that we want to share with you. But before you settle in to reading, check out the details on the UN Women event below, where you can join an on-line discussion on violence against women with experts across the world (without leaving the [...]
Another big welcome to all our new subscribers! We've had quite a few of you join us over the past few weeks, which is great news (although, it might just be the cold weather in the southern states keeping you all indoors and looking for a great read!) Quite a few diverse and interesting articles this [...]
Something of a quiet week in the news this week when it comes to reporting on violence against women - so only a brief round-up this week. Remember, if there is something you want to share or promote through the AWAVA website, email us - we read all your emails and will consider all of your [...]
This week, on June 26th, it was the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture - sadly, many of these victims are women fighting for basic human rights. To learn more, read the UN's Secretary General's message here. A quiet week in the news around the country, but it would have been hard for anyone to avoid [...]
Many of you will remember a few weeks ago AWAVA asking you to sign an on-line petition to strip a man of a bravery medal awarded after the Black Saturday fires - a man who was convicted of severely assaulting his partner and currently serving time in prison. This week, we are happy to share with everyone [...]
AWAVA joined several of our Advisory Group member organisations in writing to the Attorney-General on 21 June in support of including domestic violence as a ground of discrimination in the consolidated Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws. In January 2012, AWAVA formally endorsed and supported the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse (ADFVC) submission to the Attorney-General's Department. [...]
AWAVA is supporting and endorsing the Safe Events Respectful Clubs and Societies (SERCS) program that has been developed by one of our Advisory Group member organisations, the National Union of Students (NUS), by NUS Women's Officer, Noni Sproule, in partnership with South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (SECASA) SERCS is a resource and training that [...]
Friday, June 15th, was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) - an issue that is becoming more wide-spread in Australia as our population ages, and which particularly affects older women. You can learn more about what elder abuse is here (which includes links to the WHO fact sheets on elder abuse) - and if you have [...]