- Amnesty International. (2001). Crimes of Hate, Conspiracy of Silence: Torture and Ill-Treatment Based on Sexual Identity. For more information visit: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT40/016/2001
- Amnesty International. (2004) It’s in Our Hands: Stop Violence Against Women. Available at http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ACT77/003/2004
- Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development. Negotiating Culture: Intersections of Culture and Violence Against Women in Asia Pacific. Available to buy at: http://www.apwld.org/archive/pb_negotiatingculture.htm
- Bloom, Shelah S. (2008) Violence Against Women and Girls: A Compendium of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators. USAID. Available online: http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/publications/pdf/ms-08-30.pdf
- Bunch, Charlotte, and Niamh Reilly. (1994) Demanding Accountability: The Global Campaign and Vienna Tribunal for Women's Human Rights. Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) with United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Available in PDF: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/globalcenter/publications/demand.html
- Bunch, Charlotte, and Roxanna Carrillo. (1991) Gender Violence: A Development and Human Rights Issue. Center for Women's Global Leadership. Available in PDF: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/globalcenter/publications/gender.html
- Bunch, Charlotte, and Samantha Frost. (2000) Women’s Human Rights: An Introduction. Available online: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/globalcenter/whr.html
- Carbert, Anne. (2004). Learning from Experience: Activist Reflections on ‘Insider-Outsider’ Strategies. Available at AWID Publications: http://staging.awid.org/Issues-and-Analysis/Library/Learning-from-experience-Activist-reflections-on-insider-outsider-strategies
- CREA Publication: (2005) Building Alliances Globally to End Violence Against Women. The Global Dialogue Series: Working Paper 1. Available from the CREA website: http://files.creaworld.org/files/bellagio.pdf
- Cook, Rebecca J., and Simone Cusack. (2012) Gender Stereotyping: Transnational Legal Perspectives. University of Pennsylvania Press. More information available at: http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/14658.html.
- Ellsberg, Mary, and Lori Heise. (2005) Researching Violence Against Women: A Practical Guide for Researchers and Activists. Available from Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization: http://www.path.org/files/GBV_rvaw_front.pdf
- Greiff, Shaina. (March 2010) No Justice in Justifications: Violence Against Women in the Name of Culture, Religion, and Tradition. The Global Campaign to Stop Killing and Stoning Women. Available online: http://www.stop-stoning.org/node/881International
- Center for Research on Women: Nata Duvuury, Barbara Burton, and Nisha Varia. (2000) Justice, Change, and Human Rights: International Research and Responses to Domestic Violence. Available at: http://www.icrw.org/docs/domesticviolencesynthesis.pdf
- Mertus, Julie with Mallika Dutt and Nancy Flowers. (1999) Local Action/Global Change: Learning About the Human Rights of Women and Girls. Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) and UNIFEM. Available online: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/globalcenter/publications/local.html
- National Clearinghouse on Family Violence. (2008) Breaking the Links Between Poverty and Violence Against Women: A Resource Guide. Prepared by Jane Gurr, Michelle Pajot, David Nobbs, Louise Mailloux and Diane Archambault. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada. Available at http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/pdfs/fem-brklnks-eng.pdf
- Reilly, Niamh. (1996) Without Reservation: The Beijing Tribunal on Accountability for Women’s Human Rights. Center for Women’s Global Leadership. Available at http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/globalcenter/publications/without.pdf
- Rosenhek, Sarah. (2006). Strengthening Women’s Rights Organizations through Inclusion: Lesson Learned from the Gender, Disability and Development Institute. This article is available through AWID Publications at: http://staging.awid.org/eng/Issues-and-Analysis/Library/Strengthening-Women-s-Rights-Organizations-through-Inclusion-Lessons-Learned-from-the-Gender-Disability-and-Development-Institute
- Sen, Purna. (2003) Successes and Challenges: Understanding the Global Movement to End Violence Against Women. Chapter 6 in Global Civil Society 2003. Edited by H. K. Anheier, M. Glasius, M. Kaldor, Centre for Civil Society/Centre for Study of Global Governance. Available here: Part I- http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/Publications/Yearbooks/2003/2003Chapter6a.pdf; Part II- http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/Publications/Yearbooks/2003/2003Chapter6b.pdf
- Steinitz, Maya. (2001) The Role of International Law in the Struggle Against Sex-Based and Gender-Based Violence Against Refugee Women. http://www.rhrc.org/resources/steinitz.pdf
- SURT. (2009) Proposal of New Indicators to Measure the Effects of Gender Violence. Gender Effects Violence Indicators (GEVI). Edited by SURT. Fundació de Dones. Fundació Privada. Available at http://www.surt.org/docs/publicats/2009/gvei_proposta_indicadors_en.pdf
- The Digital Story Center. Silence Speaks. For more information visit http://www.silencespeaks.org/
- Women’s Learning Partnership. (2005) Leading to Change: Eliminating Violence Against Women in Muslim Societies. http://www.learningpartnership.org/lib/leading-change-eliminating-violence-against-women-muslim-societies-0
General Resources on VAW
Resources
UN Resources
For a full list of related International Declarations, Conventions, and UN Initiatives, see the Bibliography from the Take Action Kit.
- Coomaraswamy, Radhika. (2000/1997) Economic and Social policy Impact on Violence Against Women; E/CN.4/2000/68/Add.5: Secretary-General’s in-depth study on all forms of violence against women. Available at http://www.unhchr.ch/huridocda/huridoca.nsf/AllSymbols/7BF7C36BDD98602C802568BE0051F988/$File/G0011265.pdf?OpenElement
- Ertürk, Yakin. (2009) 15 Years of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences (1994-2009): A Critical Review. Available at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/women/rapporteur/docs/15YearReviewofVAWMandate.pdf
- Ertürk, Yakin. (2009) Political Economy of Women’s Human Rights. Office of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences. A/HRC/11/6/. Available at the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCR): http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/11session/A.HRC.11.6.pdf
- Grown, Caren, et. al: Millennium Project Task Force 3 on Gender Equality. (2005) Taking Action: Achieving Gender Equality and Empowering Women. http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/documents/Gender-complete.pdf
- Mathiason, Maria-Cristina Sara-Serrano. (2003). Women with Disabilities: Lessons of Reinforcing the Gender Perspective in International Norms and Standards. For more information see: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/women/wwdis0.htm
- Nowak, Manfred. (2008) Report of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 7th Session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva. Available at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/torture/rapporteur/
- United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). (2000) With an End in Sight: Strategies from the UNIFEM Trust Fund to Eliminate Violence Against Women. Available online: http://www.unifem.org/materials/item_detail.php?ProductID=14
- UNIFEM. (2003) Not a Minute More: Ending Violence Against Women. Available online: http://www.unifem.org/resources/item_detail.php?ProductID=7
- UNIFEM. (2007). CEDAW and the Human Rights Based Approach to Programming: A UNIFEM Guide. Available at http://www.unifem.org/resources/item_detail.php?ProductID=94
- UNIFEM. (2008) Who Answers to Women? Gender and Accountability. Available at http://www.unifem.org/progress/2008/media/POWW08_Report_Full_Text.pdf
- United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. (2006) The Secretary-General’s in-depth study on all forms of violence against women. Available at http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/SGstudyvaw.htm
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). (2005) Combating Gender-Based Violence: A Key to Achieving the MDGs. Available at http://www.unfpa.org/publications/detail.cfm?ID=266
- UNFPA. (2009) Programming to Address Violence Against Women. 8 Case Studies, Vol 2. Available at http://www.unfpa.org/webdav/site/global/shared/documents/publications/2009/violence.pdf
- United Nations. (1995-2009) Reports submitted by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. All reports available at http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/women/rapporteur/annual.htm
- World Health Organization. (2004) The Economic Dimensions of Interpersonal Violence. Available at http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2004/9241591609.pdf
Websites
- Amnesty International – Stop Violence Against Women Campaign: http://www.amnesty.org/en/campaigns/stop-violence-against-women
- B.a.B.e. - Be Active Be Emancipated (Croatia): http://www.babe.hr/eng/
- BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights (Nigeria): http://www.baobabwomen.org/
- Center for Women’s Global Leadership: http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/
- Circle of 6 App: http://www.circleof6app.com/
- Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer (CLADEM) http://www.cladem.org/
- Communication Initiative Network: http://www.comminit.com
- COVAW - Coalition on Violence Against Women (Kenya): http://www.covaw.or.ke/
- Family Violence Prevention Fund: http://endabuse.org
- FEMNET – The African Women’s Development and Communication Network: http://www.femnet.or.ke
- FIRE - Feminist International Radio Endeavor (Costa Rica): http://www.fire.or.cr/
- Fiji Women's Crisis Center: http://www.fijiwomen.com/
- Gender Based Violence Prevention Network: http://www.preventgbvafrica.org/
- Global Campaign to Stop Killing and Stoning Women: http://www.stop-stoning.org/
- Global Coalition on Women and AIDS: http://womenandaids.unaids.org
- Global Women’s Activism: Selected Sites: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/womens_studies/activism.shtml
- Hot Peach Pages: http://www.hotpeachpages.net
- International Center for Research on Women: http://www.icrw.org
- Isis International (in Spanish): http://www.isis.cl
- Isis Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange (ISIS WICCE): http://www.isis.or.ug/
- KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation (Lebanon): http://www.kafa.org.lb/
- MADRE: http://www.madre.org/
- Masimanyane Women Support Centre (South Africa): http://www.masimanyane.org.za/
- Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights: Stop Violence Against Women Web site: http://www.stopvaw.org
- NANE Women's Rights Association (Hungary): http://www.nane.hu/
- National Network to End Domestic Violence (USA): http://www.nnedv.org/
- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (USA): http://www.nrcdv.org/
- Network for Resistance of Violence Against Women (Egypt): http://www.cewla.org/
- Österreichische Frauenhäuser, Informationsstelle gegen Gewalt (Austria): http://www.aoef.at/
- POWA - People Opposing Women Abuse (South Africa): http://www.powa.co.za/
- Promundo: http://www.promundo.org.br/
- Raising Voices (Uganda): http://www.raisingvoices.org/
- La Red Feminista Latinoamericana y del Caribe contra la Violencia Doméstica y Sexual: http://www.redfem.cl
- Red de Salud de las Mujeres Latinoamericanas y el Caribe: http://www.reddesalud.org/
- SayNO – UNite to End Violence Against Women: http://www.saynotoviolence.org/
- Sexual Violence Research Initiative http://www.svri.org/
- Shirkat Gah (Pakistan): http://www.shirkatgah.org/
- Take Back the Tech! http://www.takebackthetech.net/
- VAWnet (USA): http://www.vawnet.org/
- V-DAY: http://www.vday.org/
- Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE): http://www.wave-network.org/
- Women Won’t Wait: End HIV and Violence Against Women Now: http://www.womenwontwait.org/
- Women's Aid http://www.womensaid.org/
- WOREC - Women's Rehabilitation Centre (Nepal) http://www.worecnepal.org/
- World Health Organization (WHO) – Department of Gender and Women’s Health: http://www.who.int/gender/en
- World Organization Against Torture (OMCT): http://www.omct.org/
