Violence Against Women
Living free from violence is a human right. Yet millions of women and girls around the world encounter rape, domestic abuse, mutilation and other forms of gender-based violence. Too often no one is held accountable for these crimes. With your help, we can urge governments to hold perpetrators responsible and put an end to this cycle of violence against women. Take action to stop violence against women!
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Demand better security for women in Nairobi's slums | USA: Amnesty International commends President Obama for signing Tribal Law and Order Act | Qatar: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review | Sarah Deer's testimony | |
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Tribal Law and Order Act Passes in the U.S. Senate!
Staff and volunteers outside the Arctic Women in Crisis Center in Barrow, Alaska. © Adam Nadel
On June 30th, the Senate passed H.R. 725, the Indian Arts and Crafts Amendment Act of 2010. This legislation included the majority of the provisions in the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 which tackles the complex jurisdictional maze that allows violent crime against Indigenous women, and in particular, sexual assault and violence against Native American and Alaska Native women, to go unpunished and unabated. The Indian Arts and Crafts Amendment Act must now pass in the House with the Tribal Law and Order provisions attached. Take action now to let your Member of Congress know that you support passage of H.R. 725, the Indian Arts and Crafts Amendment Act, which includes the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009!
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Stimulus funding for Native Women © AFP The economic stimulus package the U.S. Congress recently approved includes hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Services. This victory is due in part because of AIUSA and the 2007 AIUSA report, Maze of Injustice: The Failure to Protect Indigenous Women from Sexual Violence in the USA. |
The Price of SilenceIn this new music video collaboration, 16 global artists celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The artists in the video include Yungchen Lhamo, a Tibetan musician who was born in a Chinese labor camp and at the age of 22 trekked across the Himalayas with her two-year old son to escape oppression from the Chinese regime. 
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Women's RightsWomen face human rights injustices, in addition to gender-based discrimination. Women and children account for most casualties of war and make up most of the world's refugees, displaced and poor populations. 
Violence against Native American and Alaska Native womenNative American and Alaska Native women are more than 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than women in the United States in general. |
International Violence Against WomenAt least 1 out of every 3 women worldwide are beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Women's Human Rights DefendersWomen's activism is on the rise around the world despite government and individual opposition. Support the millions of women who have made defending women's human rights their life, including:
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