Between 1 and 12 March 2010 the Commission on the Status of Women (a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, ECOSOC) held their yearly meeting in New York. The theme of this year's convention was...

From 15-19 June a second meeting will be held by aim for human rights for the project to develop a human rights compliance instrument on domestic violence. The meeting will be hosted by Aim’s co-developing organization WOREC....

Aim and its partners are in the process of developing a new Human Rights instrument on Domestic Violence. This panel will discuss the project and its benefits to all those working to stop domestic violence.

Domestic Violence is a problem that occurs in all cultures and countries. However, research shows, there is a great deal of variation from country to country, and from setting to setting. This highlights the fact that Domestic...