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    Post-2015 Advocacy Toolkit

    2015
    One billion children experience some form of violence each year. Girls are particularly vulnerable, with 120 million under the age of 20 reporting forced sexual intercourse or other forced sexual acts at some point in their lives.
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    From impunity to justice: Domestic legal remedies for cases of technology-related violence against women

    Association for progressive communication, 2015
    This research seeks to examine the availability and effectiveness of existing domestic legal remedies for survivors of technology-related violence against women (VAW) to access justice and to prevent such violence from occurring.
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    Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls: 2013 Commission on the Status of Women Agreed Conclusions

    UN Women, 2013
    In 2013, the 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57) reached a historic global consensus that discrimination and violence against women and girls have no place in today’s world, and agreed on a comprehensive blueprint of actions to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.
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    #CSW59: What is the most important woman's right?

    2015
    Between March 9-20, 2015, thousands of women and men from around the world travelled to New York to attend the 59th session on the Commission of the Status of women (CSW59), and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action. Campaign Life Coalition representatives were there as well, where they spoke to countless NGO's and delegates.
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    Women Can't Wait! Beijing+20 edition featuring Sarah Jones

    Equality Now, 2015
    On March 12th, at the 59th sessions of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59) in New York, Equality Now and UN Women presented a 20th anniversary edition of Women Can't Wait! The performance piece is based on their long running "Words & Deeds" campaign to end sex discrimination in the law.
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    Sexual and gender-based violence at CSW59

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015
    Throughout the course of the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59), Eldis Interactions were compiling a live blog examining the topic of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). This commentary brings together tweets, pictures and reflections on many of the talks and side-events by participants, spanning the entire event.
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    Report on Beijing +20 (CSW 59)

    2015
    In this well-written and informative piece, PEN International - the world’s leading association of writers - reports on the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59). In the report, the author, Tsung Su, acknowledges the work of specific non-governmental and civil society organisations in their efforts to inform, educate, and influence the negotiations of CSW59.
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    A feminist statement on the CSW, UN Women, human rights and non-state torture (NST) of women and girls

    2015
    Jeanne Sarson and Linda MacDonald are independent scholars and educators that tackle human rights issues from a relational feminist perspective, focusing specifically on the area of non-state torture (NST).
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    Statement on the Political Declaration of the Commission on the Status of Women

    Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2015
    In protest over what was seen as a weak and bland affirmation of existing commitments in the drafted Political Declaration of the 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59), over 950 civil society organisations from all over the world put their names to demands for a stronger final declaration.
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    Young Feminists’ Statement for the 59th Commission on the Status of Women

    2015
    Young feminists from around the world joined together at the 59th sessions of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59), forming the Young Women’s Caucus and releasing a collective statement to round off two weeks of activities and intense discussions. The statement makes clear that as young feminists, it is their job to hold governments accountable for their commitments.

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