General

• Policy on Violence
  (Women's Health Project, December 1994)

• Pornography: towards a non-sexist policy
  (Agenda, Issue No. 36, March 1998)

Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence, Murder and the Law
  (Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, Lisa Vetten, 22/11/98)

• Violence against Women in Relationships
  Submissions to the South African Law Commission in the light of international and constitutional human rights jurisprudence.
  (Women and Human Rights Project, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape; Rape Crisis, Cape Town; and ANC Parliamentary Women’s Caucus, 30/5/97)

• Violence against Women in Relationships: Summary of Proposals
  Assessment of the Domestic Violence Bill proposed by the South African Law Commission (SALC) and the recommendations that inform it, in the light of the commitment to gender equality and freedom from violence that is reflected in contemporary constitutional and international human rights jurisprudence.
  (Women and Human Rights Project, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape; Rape Crisis, Cape Town; and ANC Parliamentary Women’s Caucus, 30/5/97)

• Women on Farms Project: Submission on Domestic Violence, Access to Justice, Maintenance
  A submission by the Women on Farms Project to the Portfolio Committees on Justice & Ad Hoc Committee on Improvement of the Quality of Life and Status of Women
  (Women on Farms Project, 20/3/98)

• South African Human Rights Commission Submission on Violence Against Women
  A submission to the Portfolio Committees on Justice & Ad Hoc Committee on Improvement of the Quality of Life and Status of Women
  (South African Human Rights Commission, March 1998)

• Gender Advocacy Programme Submission On Domestic Violence
  Submission to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and the Ad Hoc Committee on Improvement of the Quality of Life and Status of Women.
  (Gender Advocacy Programme, 20/3/98)

• Domestic Violence Bill, 1998

• A Framework for Model Legislation on Domestic Violence
  (Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, UN Commission on Human Rights)

• A Comparison of Reporting, Prosecution and Conviction Rates for Crimes of Assault and Sexual Violence
  (Lisa Vetten, Sexual Harassment Education Project, 26/2/97)

• National Policy Guidelines for Victims of Sexual Offences
  (Department of Justice, South Africa)

• Submission on Law Regarding Bail in Sexual Offence Cases
  Submission to Parliamentary Justice Portfolio Committee on Criminal Procedure Second Amendment Bill
  (Rape Crisis, Cape Town and Women & Human Rights Project, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 25/9/97)

• Sexual Harassment? It's a No-Go Area
  The Employment Equity Bill fails to prescribe effective measures to deal with sexual harassment, writes PATRICIA KUMALO.
  (Agenda no 36, March 1998)

• The Judiciary and Husbands who Kill their Wives
  (Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, Lisa Vetten, 26/7/98)

• Battered Women Who Kill
  Abstract of study exploring the personal narratives of three battered women who have been involved in the killing of their batterers.

• Research: Information Required on Initiatives to Improve Criminal Justice System in relation to Violence Against Women in Gauteng
  (Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, 9/12/98)

• Research Project: An Eastern Cape profile on violence against women and the justice system
  (Masimanyane Women's Support Centre, November 1997)

• An Evaluation of the Three Day Gender Sensitivity Training for the South African Police Service
  (Gauteng Regional Network on Violence Against Women, 1997)

• An Holistic Approach to Victim Support Services in KwaZulu-Natal
  (Family and Marriage Society of South Africa (FAMSA)- Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal Programme for Survivors of Violence Lifeline - Pietermaritzburg, National Institute for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of Offenders (NICRO)- Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Victim Support Forum)

• Domestic Violence and the Police
  How to be a proactive police officer and help prevent family violence
  (Tshwaranang Legal Advocacy Centre)

• South Africa: Medico-Legal System Fails Women Victims of Violence
  (Human Rights Watch Women's Project and Human Rights Watch/Africa, 8/8/97)

• Justice for Rape Victims?
  (The Saturday Star, 27/11/96)

• Female Circumcision: Cultural right or human wrong?
  (Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, Paul van Zyl, 26/10/94)

• The Way that Violence Against Women is Being Incorporated into a Humans Rights Framework and the Impact of the International Conventions on Women in South Africa
  (Commissioned by Soul City, April 1997)

• Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
  (UN General Assembly, 85th Plenary Meeting, 20/12/93)

• Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women
  (9/6/1994)

• International Conference on Violence Against Women in War and Armed Conflict Situations, Tokyo, Japan
  31/10-3/11/97

• The Tokyo Declaration: Women in War and Armed Conflict
  (Public Symposium on the International Conference Against Women in War and Armed Conflict Situations, 3/11/97)

• Statement from Radihika Coomaraswamy, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women On the Occasion of the Conference on Violence Against Women in War and Armed Conflict Situations
  (Tokyo, 31/10-3/11/97)

• Report of the Secretary-General on National Action Plans and Strategies for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
  (UN Secretary-General, March 1998)

• Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women: Implementation of strategic objectives and action in the critical areas of concern
  (UN Secretary-General)

• Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Ms Radhika Coomaraswamy
  (Compiled by: Ruby Norfolk, Associate for the Advancement of Women, Anglican Communion Office at the United Nations)

• Summary of the First Report of the U.N. Special Rapporteur On Violence Against Women, Its Causes And Consequences, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy
  (Prepared by the Anglican Communion Office at the United Nations, 5/2/96)

• Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women - Brazil
  (Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, 15-26/7/96)

• Special Rapporteur: Mission on Military Sexual Slavery During War Time (Japan/Korea)
  (Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, 4/1/96)

• Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women - Poland
  (Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, June 1996)

• Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women - South Africa
  (Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, October 1996)

• Global Overview on Violence Against Women
  (Health and Development Policy Project, Washington DC, 22/3/98)

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