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The Advocates for Human Rights, www.stopvaw.org, Drafting Domestic Violence Laws.
The Advocates for Human Rights, www.stopvaw.org, PowerPoint on Drafting Domestic Violence Laws.
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- A PowerPoint presentation on this United Nations handbook is available here.
- A video dialogue between two experts discussing the handbook is available here.
United Nations, The UN Secretary-General’s database on violence against women is an excellent source for laws, action plans, administrative provisions, and much more from many countries on violence against women, at: http://sgdatabase.unwomen.org/home.action
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