International Web Sites

Amnesty International - Stop violence Against Women - This site focuses on Amnesty International's campaign to end violence against women.

Cornell Law School Global Legal Resources – This site contains national law with links by continent.  It also contains United Nation materials (including treaties), and International Court of Justice opinions.

VIOLET: Law & Abused Women – Provides information and interactive services to meet the legal needs of abused women and service providers in Alberta and Canada.

United Nations Commission on Human Rights – Violence against Women – This UN report focuses on all forms of violence against women in the family.  It contains an introduction to the problem of violence in the family, examines domestic violence as a violation of international human rights law, addresses the question of domestic violence and other forms of violence against women in the family, lists existing national legislation on domestic violence, the legal mechanisms available in various countries, model legislation on domestic violence, and recommendations on ways and means to eliminate violence against women.