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    Breaking the silence, seeking justice in intimate partner violence in the Philippines

    Amnesty International, 2009
    The Republic Act (RA) 9262 is a Philippine law criminalising violence against women by intimate partners. This is a Women Working Together to Stop Violence (WWTSVAW) review of the implementation of RA 9262, also known as the Anti-Violence against Women and their Children (Anti-VAWC) Act of 2004.
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    Security Council Resolution 1325 Civil Society Monitoring Report: The Philippines

    Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, 2010
    Armed conflicts have existed in the Philippines since the 1960s. This monitoring report examines the impacts of war on Filipina women, and their contributions to conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding ten years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325.
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    Evidence on sexual rights in relation to reproductive and maternal health: input into DFID’s Reproductive and Maternal Health Strategy

    BRIDGE, 2010
    The denial of sexual rights can negatively impact reproductive and maternal health (RMH). This paper provides input into DFID’s Reproductive and Maternal Health Strategy, focusing on areas and groups it under-emphasises. Issues for men and women in general are considered, along with groups – namely lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are stigmatised due to their sexuality.
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    Community video for social change: a toolkit

    American Refugee Committee International, 2012
    Are you seeking in-depth information on participatory communication and community-based social change? This is comprehensive toolkit for planning and implementing participatory video activities in conflict-affected settings – focusing on gender-based violence prevention and response, harmful practices, as well as HIV/AIDS and related health issues.
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    Defying the Odds: Lessons learnt from Men for Gender Equality Now

    African Women's Development & Communication Network, 2012
    In 2001, the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) took the first steps towards creating an African network of male activists against gender-based violence. In a regional consultative meeting which was organised by FEMNET that year, Kenyan men came together to form a local initiative “Men for Gender Equality Now” (MEGEN).
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    Gender based violence primer

    Gender Action, 2011
    Gender Action, International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) Gender Action is the only civil society organization dedicated to promoting women's rights and gender justice in IFI investments in developing countries.
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    Women and men hand in hand against violence: strategies and approaches of working with men and boys for ending violence against women

    Make Trade Fair Campaign, Oxfam International, 2010
    Violence against women1 (VAW) hinders the realization of a wide range of development goals, from the elimination of poverty to the fulfillment of human rights. In Arab countries, many forms of VAW exist and are perpetuated by the deep-rooted sociocultural factors. Ending VAW requires the collaboration of all community members.
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    Costing and Financing 1325. Estimating the Resources Needed to Implement Women, Peace and Security Resolutions at the National Level (draft)

    Cordaid, 2010
    "mplementing resolution 1325 requires the significant investment of resources. During this time of economic crisis and multiple states of emergency around the globe, however, funding for development, peace and gender equality is a limited good. Major challenges include not only identifying possible donors and reliable recipients but also gaining an overview of what funds are available.
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    Rwanda:"Marked for Death", rape survivors living with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda (in English, French and Spanish)

    Amnesty International, 2004
    In April 1994, Rwanda suffered one hundred days of violence, targeted at the Tutsi and moderate Hutu population. Sexual violence against women and girls constituted a central part of the genocidal strategy.
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    Gender Equality in Rwanda

    Development Assistance Committee, OECD, 2010
    Since the Rwandan genocide in 1994, women have come to play a more important role in the formal sector, although the majority of Rwandan women still work in subsistence farming. This Wiki on Gender provides an overview of gender equality in Rwanda. Basic statistics are provided, such as the number of women in parliament (48.8%).

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