This report presents the proceedings of a half-day seminar hosted by Pacific Women's Watch (NZ) to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It presents transcripts from the speakers including Deborah Mackenzie (SAFTINET co-ordinator, Preventing Violence in the Home) who spoke of the need for responses to domestic violence to stay focused on the violence against women not on women's supposed role in its continuation. The report includes summaries from workshop on various topics including violence. This latter workshop discussed factors in continuing discrimination against women and girls, options for overcoming this discrimination and agencies' actions contributing to improved outcomes.

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