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Physical abusing your partner is illegal in 19 countries in the region, sexual assault within marriage is illegal in just eight. In the last 25 years in australia, the rate of female imprisonment has risen by 209 per cent, compared with just 75 per cent for men.
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UN Women 2 August 2011 the Ellington Press Release (1)
Physical abusing your partner is illegal in 19 countries in the region, sexual assault within marriage is illegal in just eight. In the last 25 years in australia, the rate of female imprisonment has risen by 209 per cent, compared with just 75 per cent for men.
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Physical abusing your partner is illegal in 19 countries in the region, sexual assault within marriage is illegal in just eight. In the last 25 years in australia, the rate of female imprisonment has risen by 209 per cent, compared with just 75 per cent for men.
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August
2,
2011
Although
Australia
has
laws
prohibiting
domestic
violence,
many
other
countries
in
the
Asia-Pacific
region
do
not
afford
their
citizens
even
basic
legislative
protections,
a
new
report
from
UN
Women
says.
While
physically
abusing
your
partner
is
illegal
in
19
countries
in
the
region,
sexual
assault
within
marriage
is
illegal
in
just
eight.
In
the
last
25
years
in
Australia,
the
rate
of
female
imprisonment
has
risen
by
209
per
cent,
compared
with
just
75
per
cent
for
men.
In
the
last
14
years
the
number
of
women
in
Australian
parliaments
has
risen
just
seven
per
cent
to
28
per
cent,
lagging
behind
countries
like
the
Republic
of
Macedonia,
Andorra
and
northern
European
nations.
These
are
just
some
of
hundreds
of
findings
in
Progress
of
the
Worlds
Women:
In
Pursuit
of
Justice.
To
help
raise
much-needed
money
for
the
Pacific
Facility
Fund,
which
helps
train
staff
and
provides
funding
for
small
organisations
working
to
end
violence
against
women
in
the
region,
Perth
singer
Nicola
Milan
has
agreed
to
lend
her
incredible
talents
to
support
UN
Women
Australia
for
a
night
of
jazz
at
The
Ellington
Jazz
Club.
Accompanying
Milan
will
be
Ben
"Piano
King"
Clarke
on
keys,
Rohan
Nelson
on
bass
and
Naomi
Tan
on
drums.
She
said
the
night
would
include
a
mix
of
all-time
jazz
hits
from
Frank
Sinatra,
Doris
Day
and
Ella
Fitzgerald
as
well
as
some
Latin
jazz,
blues
and
folk
fusion.
Milan
said
she
was
keen
to
be
involved
with
a
cause
that
would
help
advance
women
not
just
in
Australia
but
across
the
Asia-Pacific
region.
I
have
always
been
passionate
about
gender
equality,
especially
in
underdeveloped
countries
and
places
where
culture
may
play
a
large
role
in
the
subjugation
of
women
and
their
rights,
Milan
said.
I
also
believe
that
targeting
issues
at
a
policy
level
can
be
an
effective
way
to
ensure
positive
change,
which
is
what
UN
Women
is
all
about.
Young
UN
Women
Australia
Perth
Committee
chair
Anna
Johnson
said
the
evening
was
a
great
opportunity
to
meet
the
new
2011-12
Perth
Committee
in
an
informal
setting.
While
Committee
members
spend
a
lot
of
their
time
working
on
policy
or
projects,
the
jazz
night
will
be
a
really
good
chance
for
our
members
to
put
names
to
faces
and
to
meet
each
other
in
a
relaxed
environment,
she
said.
Nicola
Milan
performs
at
The
Ellington
Jazz
Club
on
Wednesday
August
11,
2011.
The
event
runs
from
6pm
to
7.30pm.
Tickets
are
available
at:
http://www.ellingtonjazz.com.au/index.php/schedule/month/08/show/1431
or
by
calling
The
Ellington
on
9228
1088.
Table
general
admission
is
$25
and
bar
general
admission
$15.
Copies
of
Progress
of
the
Worlds
Women:
In
Pursuit
of
Justice
are
available
at
http://progress.unwomen.org/
For
more
information
on
Nicola
Milan
please
visit
www.nicolamilan.com
For
more
information
please
contact
Athanae
Lucev:
0439
962
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