The article reports, “In the next 30 days, Gaile Owens will re-enter a much different world from the one she left behind in the 1980s. When she was convicted in 1986 and sentenced to die for hiring a man to kill her husband, the Internet was an obscure collection of research computers, cable television was largely a luxury and cellphones were heavier than bricks and the purview of only the wealthiest Americans. Life moves faster today. For 26 years, Owens has lived behind bars. Within one to three weeks, she will walk out of the Tennessee Prison for Women and ease back into freedom and there will be quite an adjustment period.”

Read the full article at: http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110929/NEWS01/309290067/Life-freedom

The article reports, “The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) made public today its merits report on Case No. 12.626, Jessica Lenahan (formerly Jessica Gonzales), United States, related to the duties of the State to respond to situations of domestic violence with diligent protection measures.”

Read the full article at: http://www.cidh.oas.org/Comunicados/English/2011/92-11eng.htm

Intimate Partner Homicide Prevention (July 2011) explores the most tragic consequence of domestic violence and offers a variety of tools and information towards its prevention. The collection outlines the scope of the problem; provides an overview of tools and strategies for assessing danger or the risk of lethality in domestic violence cases; recommendations and approaches for utilizing the fatality review process to prevent intimate partner homicide; materials describing various systems’ responses to domestic violence and efforts to prevent homicide; resources to assist advocates in helping to frame the issue through media response and community mobilization; and resources addressing the grief and trauma experienced by loved ones of those whose lives are lost to domestic violence.

This resource was developed by VAWnet and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, with contributions from the Battered Women’s Justice Project, Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

The article reports, “The number of murders in New Zealand dropped by nearly a quarter last year, while overall reported crime fell 6.7 per cent. Family violence continued to increase, however, according to the latest crime statistics. … There were 46 murders last year compared to 65 in 2009, a drop of 23.6 per cent. Across a 25-year period the murder trend remained flat. Within these figures, family violence murders dropped from 36 in 2009 to 25 last year. Kevin Kelly, the force’s acting development general manager, said sexual assault and related offending increased by 3.6 per cent in 2010 from the previous year – driven almost entirely by recorded family violence, which may reflect greater reporting.”

Read the full article at: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4836358/Large-drop-in-crime-murder-rate

The article reports, “In Turkey the murder rate of women has increased by 1,400 percent between 2002 and 2009, the last date for which data is available. The statistic was revealed by the country’s justice minister, in response to a parliamentary question. The revelation has shocked the country and has put a spotlight on the government’s record on women’s rights, which could have implications for its European Union bid.”

Read the full article at: www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Turkeys-Murder-Rate-of-Women-Skyrockets

The article reports, “A woman dies from domestic violence every 63 minutes in Russia, with more than 650,000 women beaten by their husbands and other relatives each year, a non-governmental organisation reported Monday. The violence ‘results in the death of 14,000 women each year’ in Russia, the ANNA women’s support group said in a report.”

Read the full article at: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hdEuUheTDYIfQWO6mjKiSX9yS3BQ?docId=CNG.9567db7c53d50c9a061453a81786b8d0.51