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    The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, H.R. 3355)...
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    United States Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) was created following the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994. The Act was renewed in 2005, 2013...
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    Violence against women in India refers to physical or sexual violence committed against a woman, typically by a man. Common forms of violence against...
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    Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), is violent acts primarily or exclusively...
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  • The International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 (I-VAWA) is proposed legislation to address violence against women through United States foreign...
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    Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to protect women from domestic violence. It was brought...
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  • Violence against women are acts of violence committed against women. The 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women...
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  • Violence against women in the Philippines includes different forms of gender-based violence. The term "violence against women" is "the word or concept...
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  • Sexual violence is any harmful or unwanted sexual act—or attempt to obtain a sexual act through violence or coercion—or an act directed against a person's...
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  • Violence against women in Pakistan, particularly intimate partner violence and sexual violence, is a major public health problem and a violation of women's...
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