Zonta Says NO!

End Gender-based violence

End violence against women and girls:

Zonta Says NO to violence against Women
Gender Violence is a severe violation of human rights. Violence not only negatively affects women; it also affects their families, communities and countries. It knows no national or cultural barriers; it takes place at home, in the workplace and in open spaces, and affects millions of women and girls in peacetime and in conflict. Gender-based violence includes psychological, physical and sexual violence, and harmful practices such as intimate partner violence, sexual violence and harassment, child marriage, female genital mutilation and human trafficking, according to UN Women.

Take Action on Gender Violence

Reauthorize VAWA (Violence AGainst Women Act)

RENEWED!

PASS THE SAFE FROM THE START ACT

H.R.571 – Safe from the Start Act of 2021

PASS Abby Honold Act

S 119 AND HR 649 To improve handling of crimes of violence using a trauma-informed approach.

Gender-Based Violence

H.R. 571: To improve United States consideration of, and strategic support for, programs to prevent and respond to gender-based violence beginning with the onset of humanitarian emergencies, to build the capacity of humanitarian assistance to address the immediate and long-term challenges resulting from such violence, and for other purposes. \| 2021-2022 Regular Session (117th)
H.R. 649: To authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to and investigation of such crimes. \| 2021-2022 Regular Session (117th)
S. 119: A bill to authorize the Office on Violence Against Women to improve the handling of crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into the initial response to and investigation of such crimes. \| 2021-2022 Regular Session (117th)

Safety Signal for DV

Zonta USA Caucus encourages everything to Learn and Share the Safety Signal for DV

Done: Success – REnewed Violence AGainst Women Act (VAWA)

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) addresses domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. It emphasizes development of coordinated community care among law enforcement, prosecutors, victim services, and attorneys. VAWA was not reauthorized in 2012 because it lacked bipartisan support. VAWA 2013 contains much needed new provisions for Native Americans; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gay, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals; and victims of human trafficking but does not address the large amount of intimate partner violence in America’s immigrant population.

What are the DV Laws in your state?

From Disarm Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Firearm Prevalence + Laws

Violence against intimate partners and family members is a public health crisis, and, given the accessibility and availability of guns in America, this violence is often perpetrated with a firearm. Firearms can be used to intimidate, control, coerce, threaten, injure, and kill intimate partners. Indeed, the presence of a firearm in the home increases the likelihood that domestic violence (DV) will escalate into a homicide by fivefold. Over one-third of American women have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime — more than 40 million people. More than 20% of American women have experienced severe physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner. While most survive these traumatic events, far too many do not.

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