End Violence Against Women International - EVAWI

06/10/2026

Three tragic incidents of domestic violence shocked cities across the nation during the first week of June.

The data shows that domestic violence homicides continue to rise.

Read the full story and other important news from the past week on our Substack: evawintl.substack.com

06/09/2026

Unfounded reports and false reports are two different things, but they often get lumped into the same category.

Check out our blog post “Unfounded Does Not Mean False: The Classification Problem Distorting the Data” to learn more.

Read it here: evawintl.org/evawi-blog

06/07/2026

FINAL CHANCE to submit an EVAWI27 conference proposal to present in Washington, DC! 🚨

Time is running out, you have until Monday, June 8 at 11:59 p.m. PT to submit your proposal for EVAWI27: Collective Strength - Building Resilience Across Disciplines.

We are looking for innovative strategies to pursue justice in cases of s*xual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, human trafficking, elder abuse, and other gender-based crimes.

How can we facilitate new ways to support victims and seek justice? How can we overcome the barriers so many survivors face and remove those obstacles from future cases? Perhaps most important: How can we sustain positive momentum that ensures lasting change?

Submit your proposal now: https://evawintl.org/callforabstracts/

06/01/2026

One week left to submit your proposal for EVAWI27.

We're seeking innovative approaches to justice in cases of s*xual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, human trafficking, elder abuse, and other gender-based crimes.

Join us in Washington, D.C. for EVAWI27: Collective Strength – Building Resilience Across Disciplines | March 30–April 1, 2027.

Submit your proposal today. 🔗Call For Proposals: https://evawintl.org/callforabstracts/

05/27/2026

This week in Confronting Sexual Violence, we look at the bipartisan bill passed by the Senate to protect survivors of child s*xual abuse, explore first-of-its-kind research on whether counterterrorism strategies can help prevent domestic violence, and much more!

Read it on our Substack:

Your news, policy, and updates from May 27, 2026.

05/26/2026

Since 2015, the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) has provided funding to enhance the criminal justice response to s*xual assault and hold offenders accountable by maximizing evidence found in s*xual assault kits (SAKs).

SAKI funding not only helps link victims to advocates and needed services, but it also helps jurisdictions implement best practices and comprehensive reform to bring perpetrators to justice and increase safety in communities by preventing future s*xual assaults.

Since 2015, SAKI has led to:
• 205,000+ kits inventoried
• 105,000+ kits sent for testing
• 20,000+ CODIS hits
• 3,000+ CODIS hits to serial s*x offenders
• 10,500+ CODIS hits to serial violent and non-s*x offenders

05/20/2026

This week in Confronting Sexual Violence:

→ The Federal Trade Commission begins enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act. We’re sharing what you need to know, their new website, and helpful resources.

→ Federal funding delays are impacting victim services and how you can take action.

→ More news, legislation, and updates you won’t want to miss.

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Your news, policy, and updates from May 13, 2026.

05/15/2026

Please join EVAWI Sponsor Element74 and Katie Allaway, Vela Product Director, for a demo of Vela.

Developed with input from advocates at every stage, Vela meets the unique data collection and reporting needs of domestic and s*xual violence programs. Vela saves countless administrative hours by ensuring data is collected and compiled accurately in the format required by each of your funding sources.

During the demo, Katie will review how organizations using Vela are able to analyze their data for trends in staff sustainability, equitable service provision, and creating data-driven strategies for violence prevention.

Register here: https://connect.element74.com/eventmanager/trainingevent/details/209

05/07/2026

How can cooperation between law enforcement and the media lead to better outcomes? Join us for a webinar featuring detective Annie Harrison and reporter Gina Barton on May 14 as they share lessons learned from a cold case that put away a serial s*xual offender.

During this webinar, you’ll learn how to:

→ Evaluate standards for victim notification practices

→ Analyze barriers to progress in s*xual assault investigations and prosecutions

→ Apply successful investigative techniques to solve cold-case s*xual assaults and provide closure for survivors of s*xual assault

→ Explore ways law enforcement and journalists can partner to empower survivors and inform the public

Register now: https://evawintl.org/courses/on-the-record-justice-survivors-and-the-media/

05/06/2026

Your weekly news, legislation, and other important updates in this week’s edition of Confronting Sexual Violence.

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News, policy, and updates from May 6, 2026.