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  ‘I Carry the Name of my Parents’: young people’s reflections on FGM and forced marriage - results from PEER studies in London, Amsterdam and Lisbon

  Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development, 2013

  This report presents the results of three participatory ethnographic evaluation research (PEER) studies, carried out as part of the CREATE Youth-Net project, which aims to safeguard young people in three European countries (the United Kingdom, Portugal and the Netherlands) from harmful practices, in particular Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage.
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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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  To Stop Violence Against Women Respect for Women's Human Rights is Essential

  Amnesty International, 2007

  Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic, which often manifests itself as sexual violence in one form or another. This collection of stories, testimonies and recollections of girls and women - from Mexico, Colombia, China and Sudan - shows how women's freedoms are dependent on their sexual and reproductive rights, particularly those to safe and legal abortion.
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  Critical Areas, Issues and Topics in Sexual and Reproductive Health Indicator Development: An Annotated Bibliography

  Ford Foundation, 2002

  Although numerous indicators have been developed for measuring sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programme performance, there has been no international consensus regarding the most relevant indicators.
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  The Vanishing Victim: Criminal Law and Gender in Jordan

  Blackwell Synergy, 2007

  Criminal codes in Jordan are markedly gendered. This article analyses how the penalties for rape, domestic violence and honour killings reflect local norms of appropriate gender roles and society's desire to rectify the social standing and ?honour? of a raped woman and her family, rather than to punish the crime.
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  BRIDGE Bibliography 18: Women and girls living with HIV/AIDS: overview and annotated bibliography

  BRIDGE, 2007

  HIV/AIDS is both driven by and entrenches gender inequality, leaving women more vulnerable than men to its impact. This report - consisting of an overview, annotated bibliography, and contacts section - considers the specific challenges faced by women and girls who are living with HIV and AIDS.
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  Sexuality and Rights Workshop: Meeting Summary

  2007

  This paper documents the presentations given at a Sexuality Rights Workshop in Bangladesh in January 2007. The presentations drew on a diverse range of ongoing research and projects working with urban and rural populations in Bangladesh on sexual and reproductive health and gender.
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  Positive Speaking: Voices of Women Living with HIV/AIDS

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2003

  In 2002, Positive Women's Network (PWN+) Chennai, in collaboration with UNAIDS and UNIFEM, organised a national consultation on women living with HIV/AIDS. The consultation identified the need to document human rights violations against HIV positive women as an important tool for policy advocacy.
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  Reproductive Health for All: Taking Account of Power Dynamics Between Men and Women - Training Manual

  Italian Association for Women in Development, 2001

  Sexuality is a central part of human experience and should contribute to our sense of wellbeing and towards strengthening our intimate relationships. Yet a lack of information about sexuality can undermine people's ability to understand their bodies and sexuality and hence to enjoy their sexual experiences.
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  Gender and Sexuality: Overview Report

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2006

  Why are gender and sexuality important for policymakers, practitioners and activists? Sexuality and gender can combine to make a huge difference in people's lives - between well-being and ill-being, and sometimes between life and death.

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