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  African Women and Domestic Violence

  Open Democracy, 2007

  The annual mobilisation of women around the world around the theme of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence (25 November - 10 December) represents a tremendous global effort to increase awareness of violence against women in all its forms.
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  Harmful Traditional Practices in Three Countries of South Asia: Culture, Human Rights and Violence against Women

  2009

  This study documents and analyses the manner in which harmful traditional and cultural practices contribute to violence against women in the three South Asian countries of Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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  National Report on Violence and Health Sri Lanka

  World Health Organization, 2008

  Focusing strongly on gender, the report attempts to assess the magnitude of the problem of different aspects of violence in Sri Lanka, and its implications for health.
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  Demonstrating Legislative Leadership: The Introduction of Rwanda's Gender-Based Violence Bill

  Initiative for Inclusive Security, 2008

  Women make up 45.3 percent of Rwanda's two houses of parliament and a record-breaking 48.8 percent of the elected lower house.
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  Masculinity and Civil Wars in Africa – New Approaches to Overcoming Sexual Violence in War

  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, 2009

  An analysis of the different roles that men and women can play as a conflict unfolds offers new perspectives to help understand wars and restore peace in post-war societies. Sustainable peace building requires, among other things, addressing the behaviour and thinking of violent actors and preventing re-establishment of the old discordant social order.
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  Gender and Governance: Supporting Resources Collection

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009

  This Supporting Resources Collection - part of the BRIDGE Cutting Edge Pack on Gender and Governance - showcases existing work on gender and governance. It presents summaries of a mix of conceptual and research papers, policy briefings, advocacy documents, case study material, and practical tools from diverse regions and disciplines.
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  BRIDGE Gender and Development in Brief. Issue 21: Gender and Governance

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009

  Governance processes - with their emphasis on principles of accountability, transparency, responsiveness and inclusiveness - should be a means to social transformation. But despite this potential, they are failing to deliver on gender equality.
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  Engendering Local Democracy: The Impact of Quotas for Women in India's Panchayats

  Routledge, 2006

  Has women's increased participation in local governance institutions resulted in outcomes that contribute towards gender equality in India?
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  Women Building Peace and Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict-Affected Contexts: A Review of Community-Based Approaches

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2007

  UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (in 2000) on women, peace and security commits the UN and its member states to engage women in conflict prevention and peace-building, a factor that is recognised by many international institutions as crucial for the success of peace-building efforts.
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  Webpage: Gender-Based Violence Brief

  2009

  Gender-based violence (GBV) is a worldwide issue, but is particularly prevalent in Africa., There are various types of GBV, including marital rape and sexual abuse within the family, human trafficking and forced prostitution, and rape perpetrated by a person unknown to a woman.

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