http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/ en Copyright 2016 2016-05-02T04:03:25+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/41698/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/41698/#When:04:03:25Z We profile the courageous girls who are standing up to forced marriage in Burkina Faso. Campaign Features, Blogs 2016-05-02T04:03:25+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/35117/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/35117/#When:17:08:15Z While activists gather at the Girl Summit 2014 in London to discuss strategies to tackle female genital mutilation, communities across Sierra Leone have been taking an innovative approach towards ending the brutal practice. Campaign Features, Blogs 2014-07-22T17:08:15+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/34518/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/34518/#When:20:25:26Z Reflecting on the strong women in her life, Amnesty International's Amelia Freelander can't help but think back to her recent trip to Papua New Guinea and the amazing mothers and women she met, working tirelessly to protect the children and young women in their lives from shockingly high rates of violence. Campaign Features, Blogs 2014-05-08T20:25:26+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/33629/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/33629/#When:13:57:44Z Amnesty International researchers recently visited Papua New Guinea and they discovered that violence, torture and death is still a daily reality for many women and girls in the country. Campaign Features 2013-12-17T13:57:44+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/33265/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/33265/#When:14:50:12Z Abuse, rape and desperation are all part of the grim reality of the child bride. Campaign Features 2013-11-05T14:50:12+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/31283/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/31283/#When:20:31:37Z We mark International Women's Day by recall some of the women who have inspired and touched the hearts of Amnesty supporters in the past year, and look at the work ahead for 2013. Campaign Features 2013-03-07T20:31:37+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/26390/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/26390/#When:16:37:13Z A recent spate of gang-rapes and sexual assaults in Iran highlights increasing violence against women. Campaign Features 2011-08-02T16:37:13+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/24960/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/24960/#When:14:18:56Z The launch of a National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children marks a huge win in our campaign to stop violence against women. Campaign Features 2011-02-28T14:18:56+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/24517/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/24517/#When:15:47:39Z Brave women in Haiti who have overcome their oppressors are breaking the silence and making their plight public. Campaign Features 2011-01-11T15:47:39+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/24488/?utm_source=svaw&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/24488/#When:17:12:17Z Women and girls living in Haiti's makeshift camps are increasingly at risk of rape and sexual violence. Campaign Features 2011-01-05T17:12:17+00:00