U.S. Congress - H.R.5905 International Violence Against Women Act of 2012
H.R.5905 - International Violence Against Women Act of 2012
To combat international violence against women and girls. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To combat international violence against women and girls. as introduced.
- Short: International Violence Against Women Act of 2012 as introduced.
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6/7/2012--Introduced.International Violence Against Women Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify countries with significant levels of violence agaOfficial Summary
6/7/2012--Introduced.International Violence Against Women Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Directs the Secretary to develop a comprehensive strategy to identify countries with significant levels of violence against women and girls that have the government or nongovernmental organizational capacity to implement gender-based violence prevention and response program activities. Authorizes assistance for such countries and urges that 10% of such assistance go to community-based and women's nongovernmental organizations in recipient countries. Authorizes the Secretary to provide guidance to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) on how to:(1) incorporate training on prevention and response into the basic training curricula of foreign military forces and judicial officials, and
(2) ensure that U.S. assistance to units involved in regional or multilateral peacekeeping operations includes such training. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that:
(1) assistance made available for humanitarian relief, conflict mitigation, and post-conflict reconstruction prevents and responds to violence against women and girls; and
(2) assistance made available for disarmament, demobilization, and rehabilitation provides protection in demobilization and transit centers and essential medical care and psychosocial support. Directs the Secretary to:
(1) identify critical or widespread incidents of violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict;
(2) determine emergency response measures; and
(3) brief Congress, upon request, on the implementation of such emergency response measures.
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H.R.5905 International Violence Against Women Act of 2012
kadreher
August 19, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 14th Congressional district of California. I support H.R.5905 - International Violence Against Women Act of 2012, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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H.R.5905 International Violence Against Women Act of 2012
cleroy
August 18, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 14th Congressional district of California. I support H.R.5905 - International Violence Against Women Act of 2012, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Carrie LeRoy
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