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    Till death do us part

    Al Jazeera, 2011
    Aside from the Vatican City, The Philippines is the only country where Catholic couples cannot be granted a divorce. This episode of Al-Jazeera's 101 Look East series concerns recent efforts by the Gabriela Women's Party to reintroduce a long-dormant bill enabling married Catholics to divorce in the Philippines.
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    Factsheet: The Philippines

    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2011
    This fact sheet by UN Women presents an overview of the situation women currently face in the Philippines, as well as the various ways in which UN Women has been supporting governments and civil society.
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    What works to prevent partner violence? An evidence overview

    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2011
    This evidence overview, which was funded by DFID, reviews existing empirical evidence on what works in low and middle income countries to prevent violence against women by their husbands or other male partners. It focuses on efforts to prevent violence, rather than those focusing on mitigation or response, and it prioritises programmes that have been evaluated using rigorous methods.
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    DFID 'How To' notes on violence against women and girls

    Department for International Development, UK, 2012
    Violence against women and girls is the most widespread form of abuse worldwide, and will affect one third of all women during their lifetime. This series of guidance notes were produced by the Gender and Development Network for DFID's internal use, but will be useful for others working to tackle violence against women and girls. The guidance notes comprise:
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    Count me in! research report on violence against disabled, lesbian, and sex-working women in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal

    CREA, 2012
    Based on the first ever multi-country research study on violence against disabled, lesbian and sex-working women, this report from CREA, in partnership with University College London, collates the findings that have emerged and presents recommendations.
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    Investing in gender equality: Ending violence against women.

    2010
    This leaflet presents evidence of the correlation between gender equality and levels of violence against women. Deeply rooted in discrimination, violence against women is a global pandemic that can only be addressed through investment in women’s empowerment across multiple sectors. Of particular importance are women’s and girl’s education and reproductive health rights.
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    The security sector and gender in West Africa: A survey of police, defence, justice and penal services in ECOWAS states

    Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, 2011
    What good practices and gaps in gender and security should be addressed in West Africa? This report is based on a survey carried out by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), to document security sector gender integration in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
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    A guide to using the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa for legal action

    Equality Now, 2011
    Equality Now, on behalf of Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR), has published this guide to using the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa for legal action. The protocol is a supplementary protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and it came into force in 2005.
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    Gabriela Women's Party

    Gabriela Women's Party, 2012
    Named after Gabriela Silang, who led a regional revolt against Spanish colonisers almost 400 years ago, Gabriela is a national women’s coalition formed by diverse groups in response to the Marcos dictatorship. This website is the home of the Gabriela Women’s Party, an off-shoot established in 2000 and now the fourth largest political party in the Philippines.
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    Paradox and promise in the Philippines: a joint country gender assessment

    Asian Development Bank, 2008
    This joint country gender assessment, launched in October 2007, was led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with cooperation from the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the European Commission (EC), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the United Nations

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