This ONLINE PETITION is sponsored by IMA World Health." More than 70 percent of women in some countries will experience violence in their lifetime. This is beyond a mere statistic, but a point of crisis, and it's time that we take real action. On May 8, 2014, the International Violence Against Women Act or "IVAWA" for short, was introduced in the U.S. Senate in order to make combatting violence perpetrated against women and girls internationally a priority for the United States. The International Violence Against Women Act would provide a comprehensive strategy to address violence against women and girls in developing countries. This bill would authorize new tools such as health programs and survivor interventions to legal reforms, with the goal of promoting economic opportunities and education for women.
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Note: Amnesty International has long supported IVAWA. Click here for more information from AI.
