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IWD 2008: Sheila Dauer of Amnesty Internationa USA's Women's Human Rights Campaign (part 1)
By: Chris Michael
Posted: Mar 19 08
Witnessed: 2550 times
Regions: United States
Issues: Indigenous peoples, Rape and sexual abuse, Violence against women
Tags: Amnesty, Gender, gender violence, human_rights, interview, intimate partner violence, svaw, women
Sheila Dauer, Director of Amnesty International USA's Women's Human Rights Program discuses its Stop Violence Against Women Campaign (SVAW) and how you can get involved. This interview was conducted in collaboration with the Center for Women’s Global Leadership and their event Human Rights for Women; Human Rights for All. The event, which coincided with the UN's Global Status of Women conference, celebrated the the depth and diversity of the women’s movement and honored the commitment of women’s human rights defenders around the world.
See the links below to learn more about the SVAW campaign and how you can get involved. Also, you can click the "Related Media" tab to see more interviews with other panelists at the event.
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