domestic violence
DOCUMENTING THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS:
A HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING
METHODOLOGY
May 2011
DOCUMENTING THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS:
A HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING
METHODOLOGY
May 2011
ABOUT THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By involving volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, we build broad constituencies in the United States and select global communities.
The Advocates:
• Investigates and exposes human rights violations internationally and in the United States;
• Represents immigrants and refugees who are victims of human rights abuses;
• Trains and assists groups that protect human rights;
• Works through education and advocacy to engage the public, policy-makers and children about human rights and cultural understanding.
The Advocates was founded in 1983 by a group of Minnesota lawyers who recognized the community‘s unique spirit of social justice as an opportunity to promote and protect human rights in the United States and around the world. The organization has produced more than 50 reports documenting human rights practices in more than 25 countries, and works with partners overseas and in the United States to restore and protect human rights. The
Advocates for Human Rights hold Special Consultative Status with the United Nations.
Women’s Human Rights Program
The Women 's Human Rights Program at The Advocates for Human Rights applies international human rights standards to advocate for women 's rights in Minnesota, in the United States, and around the world. Using research, education and advocacy, the program has partnered with local organizations overseas and in the United
States to document domestic violence, rape, employment discrimination, sexual harassment in the workplace, and trafficking in women and girls.
Founded in 1993, the
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS:
A HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING
METHODOLOGY
May 2011
DOCUMENTING THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS:
A HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING
METHODOLOGY
May 2011
ABOUT THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The mission of The Advocates for Human Rights is to implement international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law. By involving volunteers in research, education, and advocacy, we build broad constituencies in the United States and select global communities.
The Advocates:
• Investigates and exposes human rights violations internationally and in the United States;
• Represents immigrants and refugees who are victims of human rights abuses;
• Trains and assists groups that protect human rights;
• Works through education and advocacy to engage the public, policy-makers and children about human rights and cultural understanding.
The Advocates was founded in 1983 by a group of Minnesota lawyers who recognized the community‘s unique spirit of social justice as an opportunity to promote and protect human rights in the United States and around the world. The organization has produced more than 50 reports documenting human rights practices in more than 25 countries, and works with partners overseas and in the United States to restore and protect human rights. The
Advocates for Human Rights hold Special Consultative Status with the United Nations.
Women’s Human Rights Program
The Women 's Human Rights Program at The Advocates for Human Rights applies international human rights standards to advocate for women 's rights in Minnesota, in the United States, and around the world. Using research, education and advocacy, the program has partnered with local organizations overseas and in the United
States to document domestic violence, rape, employment discrimination, sexual harassment in the workplace, and trafficking in women and girls.
Founded in 1993, the
Bibliography: Sharan B. Merriam and Associates, Qualitative Research in Practice. (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002), 26. 48 The Advocates for Human Rights, interview by The Advocates for Human Rights, March 10, 2010.