Human Rights Day: US Should Support Victims of Violence Against Women --- On November 21, appropriately in anticipation of these 16 days, US lawmakers re-introduced the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA). This piece of legislation plays an important role in raising the profile of violence against women globally, and it commits the US to do its part to help the world end this epidemic of abuse at home and abroad. It would institutionalize State Department posts dealing with ending violence against women and girls, making the issue a diplomatic priority. Women like Dolores who may never cross the mind of US or foreign officials would become an important focus. - More, HRW, at: http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/12/10/human-rights-day-us-should-support-victims-violence-against-women