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(6pp) Five years after the Beijing Conference, are
women better off? In one key area, combating
violence against women, the answer is a resounding
no. Human Rights Watch reporting on six countries—
Jordan, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, South Africa, and
the United States—shows alarming rates of violence
against women, violence that is fueled all too
often by the indifference of state officials and
the failure to seriously investigate and prosecute
cases of violence. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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File: D0_BBfeviol.doc
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too often by the indifference of state officials and the failure to seriously investigate and prosecute cases of violence. Bibliography lists 4 sources. BBfeviol.doc
PROGRESS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN?
Written by for the Paperstore, Inc., June 2000
Introduction In 1995, at the United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, 189 governments
pledged to fight violence against women in all its forms. With this pledge, they agreed to end practices and policies that engaged in, condoned, or accepted violence against women; to
prevent violence and protect women at risk of violence; and to build ways for women to win justice and redress when they are targeted for violence. According to the
Human Rights Watch (2000), now five years, not much progress has been made, as governments are still challenged to live up to their promises by ensuring that they undertake essential
reforms. History reflects patriarchy According to feminist scholar Merlin Stone (1976) for thousands of
years male supremacy has been suggested, declared, proven, explained, announced, proclaimed, affirmed, confirmed and reaffirmed by those who believe in the Bible as the sacred word of the Creator.
Simone de Beauvoir concludes that, "Man enjoys the great advantage of having a god endorse the code he writes; and since man exercises a sovereign authority over women it is
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