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• Justice Denied: The Experiences of 100 Torture Surviving Women of Seeking Justice and Rehabilitation. The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, December 2009
  
• Tackling the demand for prostitution: A rapid evidence assessment of the published research literature. Wilcox, A., Christmann, K.,  Rogerson, M & Birch, P. 2009
• Arrest the Violence: Human Rights Abuses Against Sex Workers in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Sex Workers’ Rights Advocacy Network, November 2009
  
• Arab Human Development Report 2009: Challenges to Human Security in the Arab Countries. United Nations Development Program, 2009.
• Economic Stress & Domestic Violence, Renzetti, C.M., with contributions from Larkin, V.M., VAWNET, 2009.
  
• 15 years of the United nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences by The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, 2009
  
• Refocusing Rhetoric Into Action - Investing In Women: Why It Matters. World Vision Australia , 2009. (pdf format, 575 kb)
• 15 years of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences, 2009
• EU guidelines on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, 2008
• Sexual Violence, R. Jewkes, L. Dartnall, International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Pages 723-731, 2008
• The Eight Point Agenda: Practical, positive outcomes for girls and women in crisis, UNDP, 2008
• United Nations Security Resolution 1820 (adopted by the Security Council at its 5916th meeting on 19 June 2008)
• Sexual Abuse Information Series 2008. National Clearinghouse on Family Violence Family Violence Prevention Unit Public Health Agency of Canada, 2008
• UN Secretary-General's Campaign to End Violence Against Women - Fact Sheet
  
• Stop Violence Against Women, A Fact Sheet on Sexual Violence: A Human Rights Violation, Amnesty International
• Poster Session: Realizing the right to health: barriers to access among victim/survivors of sexual violence in low-income countries by Jill Astbury, Sexual Violence Research Initiative, 2007: This poster explores qualitative responses from service providers, activists and researchers from 14 low income countries, as defined by the World Bank, who participated in the on line ‘Practice Wisdom’ survey of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI). Full abstract online.
  
• Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women, 1993-2006, Rosen L and Fontaine J. (eds.), NIJ, 2007
• Ending Violence Against Women, Programming for Prevention, Protection and Care,  UNFPA, 2007
• In-depth study on all forms of violence against women, UN, October 2006
• Background Documentation for: 61st session of the General Assembly Item 60(a) on Advancement of Women Secretary-General's Study on Violence Against Women. Document A/61/122/Add. 1, 2006
• Violence Against Women: Classic Papers, edited by Raquel Kennedy Bergen, Jeffrey L. Edleson and Claire M. Renzetti was published by Pearson/Allyn and Bacon in 2005
• WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women: initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women’s responses, World Health Organisation. Geneva, Garcia-Moreno C, et al, 2005
• Making Violence against Women Count- Facts And Figures, Amnesty International - ACT 77/036/2004, 2004
• Rape: Still a forgotten issue. Briefing Document For Strengthening the Linkages – Consolidating the European Network Project. Linda Regan and Liz Kelly. Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit. London Metropolitan University. 2003
• The Rape Tax: Tangible and Intangible cost of sexual violence, Connections, Fall/Winter, 2003
• Chapter 6: Sexual violence, World Report on Violence and Health, WHO 2002
  Also available in: (Arabic), (Spanish) and (French)
• Population reports: Ending Violence against Women
  Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP), Johns Hopkins University, 1999
• Violence against Women: A Priority Health Issue
  WHO / Women's Health and Development (WHD) Programme, WHO, 1998

• Searching for the Developmental Origins of Sexual Violence: Examining the Co-Occurrence of Physical Aggression and Sexual Behaviors in Early Childhood. Lussier P, Healey J. Behav Sci Law; 28(1): 1-23, 2010
• Stop Blaming the Victim: A Meta-Analysis on Rape Myths. Suárez E, Gadalla T.M. J Interpers Violence; EPub, 2010
  
• Theoretical Traditions and the Modeling of Sexual Harassment within Organizations: The Military as Data. Sibley Butler J, Schmidtke J.M. Armed Forces Soc; 36(2): 193-222, 2010
• The Pleasure is Momentary...the Expense Damnable?: The Influence of Pornography on Rape and Sexual Assault. Ferguson C.J, Hartley R.D. Aggress Violent Behav; 14(5): 323-329, 2009
  
• Family Structure as a Risk Factor for Women's Sexual Victimization: A Study Using the Danish Registry System. Elklit A, Shevlin M. Arch Sex Behav; ePub, 2009. 
• Motivational interviewing with perpetrators of intimate partner abuse. Musser PH, Murphy CM. J Clin Psychol 2009; ePub.
• The essence of healing from sexual violence: A qualitative metasynthesis. Draucker CB, Martsolf DS, Ross R, Cook CB, Stidham AW, Mweemba P. Res Nurs Health 2009; ePub.
• The Individual as a Moderating Agent of the Long-Term Impact of Sexual Abuse. Cleverley K, Boyle MH. J Interpers Violence 2009; ePub.
  
• A model of vulnerability for adult sexual victimization: the impact of attachment, child maltreatment, and scarred sexuality. Reid JA, Sullivan CJ. Violence Vict; 24(4): 485-501. 2009
• Beyond Surviving. Hunter SV. J Fam Issues; 30(3): 391-412. 2009.
• Nightlife Violence: A Gender-Specific View on Risk Factors for Violence in Nightlife Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nine European Countries. Schnitzer S, Bellis MA, Anderson Z, Hughes K, Calafat A, Juan M, Kokkevi A. J Interpers Violence 2009; ePub.
• Comprehensive health (care) services to women in gender violence situation: an alternative to primary health care. D'Oliveira AF, Schraiber LB, Hanada H, Durand J. Cien Saude Colet; 14(4): 1037-50. 2009.
• Continuity of Adolescent and Early Adult Partner Violence Victimization: Association with Witnessing Violent Crime in Adolescence. Spriggs AL, Halpern CT, Martin SL. J Epidemiol Community Health 2009; ePub.
• Gender-based violence in Public Health: challenges and achievements. Schraiber LB, D'Oliveira AF, Portella AP, Menicucci E. Cien Saude Colet; 14(4): 1019-27. 2009.
• A Multilevel Analysis of Individual, Household, and Neighborhood Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Low-Income Pregnant Women in Jefferson County, Alabama. Li Q, Kirby RS, Sigler RT, Hwang SS, Lagory ME, Goldenberg RL. Am J Public Health 2009; ePub.
• Constructions of 'Culture' in Accounts of South Asian Women Survivors of Sexual Violence. Ahmed B, Reavey P, Majumdar A. Fem Psychol; 19(1): 7-28. 2009.
• How Safe Are Trick-or-Treaters? Chaffin M, Levenson J, Letourneau E, Stern P. Sex Abuse; 21(3): 363-374. 2009.
• Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration. Finkel EJ, Dewall CN, Slotter EB, Oaten M, Foshee VA. J Pers Soc Psychol; 97(3): 483-99. 2009.
• A comparison of 2 protocols to detect intimate partner violence. Halpern LR, Parry BA, Hayward G, et al J Oral Maxillofac Surg. Jul;67(7):1453-9. 2009
• MOSAIC (MOthers' Advocates In the Community): protocol and sample description of a cluster randomised trial of mentor mother support to reduce intimate partner violence among pregnant or recent mothers. Taft AJ, Small R, Hegarty KL, et al BMC Public Health. May 27;9(1):159. 2009
• Advancing the Study of Violence Against Women: Evolving Research Agendas Into Science. Jordan CE. Violence Against Women. Jan 27, 2009
• Marital rape according to French law: Desire, need and consent. P. Bensussan, Sexologies, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 28 May 2009
• Creating Attitudinal Change Through Teaching: How a Course on "Women and Violence" Changes Students' Attitudes About Violence Against Women. Currier DM, Carlson JH. J Interpers Violence. 2009, Epub
• Rape treatment outcome research: Empirical findings and state of the literature. Vickerman KA, Margolin G. Clin Psychol Rev. 2009 Epub
  
• Marital rape and relational trauma. S. Boucher, J. Lemelin, L. McNicoll, Sexologies, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 9 March 2009
• Empirical research about same-sex intimate partner violence: a methodological review. Murray CE, Mobley AK. J Homosex; 56(3): 361-86. 2009
• Sexual assault in men: A population-based study of Virginia. Masho SW, Anderson L. Violence Vict; 24(1): 98-110. 2009
• Advancing the Study of Violence Against Women: Evolving Research Agendas Into Science. Jordan CE. Violence Against Women 2009; ePub
• Sexual Harassment Mythology: Definition, Conceptualization, and Measurement. Lonsway K.A, Cortina LM, Magley V.J. Sex Roles; 58(9-10): 599-615, 2008:
  
• The Challenge of Responding Effectively to Violence Against Women in a Global Context. Robinson A, Maxwell C. Int J Comp Appl Crim Justice; 32(2): 133-147. 2008
• Global issues in women's health. Sciarra, J. J., Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2008
• Health outcomes in women with physical and sexual intimate partner violence exposure, AE Bonomi, ML Anderson, F Rivara, et al. American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 25-29, 2008
• Associations of child sexual and physical abuse with obesity and depression in middle-aged women. Rohde P, Ichikawa L, Simon GE, Ludman EJ, Linde JA, Jeffery RW, Operskalski BH. Child Abuse Neglect 2008; ePub
• Health-sector responses to intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income settings: a review of current models, challenges and opportunities. Colombini M, Mayhew S, Watts C. Bull WHO; 86(8): 635-42. 2008
• Chronic Pain in Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. Wuest J, Merritt-Gray M, Ford-Gilboe M, et al J Pain. 2008
• Intimate partner violence and women's physical and mental health in the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence: an observational study.  Ellsberg M, Jansen HA, Heise L, Watts CH, Garcia-Moreno C. Lancet; 371(9619): 1165-72. 2008
• Current Perceptions of Marital Rape: Some Good and Not-So-Good News. Ferro C, Cermele J, Saltzman A. J Interpers Violence 2008
  
• Histories of violent victimization among women who reported unwanted sex in marriages and intimate relationships: findings from a qualitative study. Basile KC. Violence Against Women; 14(1): 29-52. 2008
• Prediction of Women's Utilization of Resistance Strategies in a Sexual Assault Situation: A Prospective Study. Gidycz CA, Van Wynsberghe A, Edwards KM. J Interpers Violence 2008
• The Personal Is Political and Economic: Rethinking Domestic Violence, Weissman, Deborah M., Brigham Young University Law Review, 2007
• An integrative feminist model: the evolving feminist perspective on intimate partner violence.  McPhail BA, Busch NB, Kulkarni S, Rice G. Violence Against Women; 13(8): 817-41. 2007
• Sexual assault: key issues. Cybulska B. J R Soc Med; 100(7): 321-324. 2007
• Drug facilitated sexual assault. Srp Arh Celok Lek; 135(3-4): 240-2. 2007
• Intimate Partner Abuse among Gay and Bisexual Men: Risk Correlates and Health Outcomes. Houston E, Mckirnan DJ. J Urban Health 2007
• Conceptualizing the "wantedness" of women's consensual and nonconsensual sexual experiences: implications for how women label their experiences with rape. Peterson ZD, Muehlenhard CL. J Sex Res; 44(1): 72-88. 2007
• The factors affecting sexual assaults committed by strangers and acquaintances. Pazzani LM. Violence Against Women; 13(7): 717-49. 2007: Abstract
• Rape blame as a function of alcohol presence and resistance type. Sims CM, Noel NE, Maisto SA. Addict Behav; ePub(ePub): ePub. 2007
• The prevalence of intimate partner violence among women and teenagers seeking abortion compared with those continuing pregnancy. Bourassa D, Bérubé J. J Obstet Gynaecol Can; 29(5): 415-23. 2007
• Ellsberg M, Violence Against Women and the Millennium Development Goals: Facilitating women’s access to support, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 94, 325 - 332, 2006
• Network: Nonconsensual Sex, Volume 23, Number 4, 2005
• Sexual Revictimization: A Review of the Empirical Literature. Classen et al. Trauma Violence Abuse. 6: 103-129. 2005
• Sexual Assault Revictimization. Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Research & Advocacy Digest. 6(3) 2004
• International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 30, Number 4, December 2004
• Watts & Zimmerman, Violence Against Women: global scope and magnitude, (Note: quick registration required for access) Lancet Volume 359 Issue 9313, 2002

• Abuse and Women with Disabilities, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
• Academy on Violence and Abuse
• Amnesty International - Stop Violence Against Women site
• Broken  Bodies, Broken Dreams, Violence Against Women Exposed, OCHA/IRIN, 2006
• ENDVAW - end violence against women-information and resources
• Facts & Figures on Violence Against Women, Sexual Violence
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
• Gender & Sexuality Arena
• International Centre for Crime Prevention
• Medline Plus:  Rape
• National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women (VAWnet - USA)
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center - NSVRC
• National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center (USA)
• Paulo Longo Research Initiative
  
• Researching Violence Against Women Online Special Collection, VAWNet, November 2007
• Resource pack for the Secretary-General's In-Depth Study on Violence Against Women
• Say No to Violence against Women Campaign
• Sexual Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Special Collection of Online Learning Tools on Violence Against Women, January 2009
• The AIDS, Security and Conflict Initiative
• The Dart Centre
• U.N. Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
• United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
• United Nations Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
• US Government - Violence Against Women information site
• Violence Against Women Online Resources
• Violence Prevention Alliance
• WAVE Network European information center
• Women, Children, Crisis
• Women Won’t Wait Campaign

• Abuse, Rape & Domestic Violence Aid & Resource Collection (AARDVARC)
• Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC)
• Amnesty International- stop violence against women campaign
• Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
• Coexist Initiative
• Femlink Pacific
• Human Rights Watch - sexual violence reports
• International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
• International Women’s Tribune Centre
  
• Ipas
• Isis International
• MADRE
• One in Three Women™
• Sexual Assault Research Agency (SARA)
• The Population Council
  

• ReliefWeb
• UN Commission on the Status of Women
• UN Division for the Advancement of Women
• United Nations INSTRAW: Latin America & the Caribbean.
• Women's UN Report Program & Network