Human Rights, Women's and Anti-Violence Groups Praise Legislation to Combat Global Violence Against Women.

“The Family Violence Prevention Fund and the Women's Edge Coalition today applauded the introduction of groundbreaking legislation to combat the global crisis of violence against women and girls. The International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) would apply the force of U.S. diplomacy and foreign aid totaling $1 billion over five years toward preventing abuse and exploitation that is estimated to affect one of every three women worldwide.” Because of this $200 million dollars is going to be dedicated to the international affairs dealing with women and children’s’ abuse. These programs also are dedicated to deal with issues like support health programs and survivor services, encourage legal accountability and a change of public attitudes, promote access to economic opportunity projects and education, and better address violence against women in humanitarian situations. This would cut out certain traditional rituals in some countries like honor killings.
Many officials like Larry Cox, executive director of AIUSA have stated that they “have seen the terrible consequences of mass rapes in Bosnia, the Congo and elsewhere. [they] grieve with the mothers in Juarez whose daughters are victims of an ongoing femicide. Violence against women, whether in the home or in armed conflict, destabilizes communities, undermines economic development and breeds poverty and despair."
There have always been many issues about these problems and hopefully with this new legislation these issues will be minimized. Although the global issues like feminism is very important, because this new legislation cuts out other unfairness and inequality it ultimately should be successful in cutting out the bigger problems.

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