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    Women in Mongolia: Mapping Progress under Transition

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2001
    This report outlines the crucial issues that have emerged and are being articulated by the women of Mongolia in the context of the political and economic transformation of their country over the last decade.
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    Women in Nepal: Country Briefing Paper

    1999
    In spite of significant gains Nepalese women remain at the lower end of the scale in South Asia in terms of the human development index and the gender development index. Problems are exacerbated by an increase in trafficking and the feminisation of agriculture.
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    Violence against Women: Training Women Police Officers in Brazil

    BRIDGE, 1998
    Description of the work of the Association of Women Workers in the Lower Amazon, which presses local government to install one of their trained members in their local police station to deal with cases of violence against women.
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    Gender Training Projects: Women, Men or Both in India

    British Council, 1999
    Should training courses be run specifically for women, or for both men and women' The author concludes that both strategies are equally important, as he demonstrates through two examples from the British Council's work in India. The Gender Planning Training Project aimed to build-up country gender training capacity.
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    Owed Justice: Thai Women Trafficked into Debt Bondage in Japan

    2000
    Many thousands of women in Thailand accept offers to work in Japan each year deceived into thinking that they will be able provide a better livelihood for themselves and their families. Nearly all find themselves lumbered with excessive debts and forced to work under brutal conditions without compensation. Under International law, governments have an obligation to combat such abuses.
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    Domestic Violence in Uzbekistan

    Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, 2000
    Domestic violence is a serious issue in Uzbekistan and the government's inadequate response to the problem is a violation of the Uzbek government's obligation to uphold international human rights standards. The Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights conducted in-depth interviews to determine governmental responses to domestic violence in Uzbekistan.
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    Domestic Violence in Ukraine

    Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, 2000
    Domestic violence is a problem in the Ukraine and a violation of the Ukrainian government's obligation to uphold international human rights standards. The Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights conducted in-depth interviews to determine governmental responses to domestic violence in Ukraine and to document the prevalence of and response to psychological abuse.
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    Domestic Violence in Moldova

    Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, 2000
    A recent survey of reproductive health issues in Moldova shows as many as 22% of women respondents reported abuse by a partner of former partner at some time in their lives. The Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights conducted in-depth interviews to determine governmental responses to domestic violence in Moldova.
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    Domestic Violence in Armenia

    Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, 2000
    Domestic Violence is a serious problem in Armenia and surveys show that many instances of domestic violence are never reported to the legal authorities. The Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights conducted in-depth interviews to determine the extent of domestic violence in Armenia and to analyse the government's response to the problem.
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    From Reproduction to Rights: Participatory Approaches to Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2000
    Reflecting a wider shift from reproduction to rights, the use of participatory approaches poses important challenges for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) work. Ten years ago, mainstream agencies focused narrowly on issues like family planning, maternal and child health and traditional birth attendant training.

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