Overview. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA, 34 U.S.C. § 12471 et seq.) provides housing protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking (collectively referred to on this page as "VAWA violence/abuse"). ( See 34 U.S.C. § 12291).Despite the name of the law, VAWA's protections apply regardless of …
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), U.S. federal legislation that expanded the juridical tools to combat violence against women and provide protection to women who had suffered violent abuses. It was initially signed into law in September 1994 by U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton.Besides changing statutes, the Violence Against Women Act …
At this time, I'd like to reflect on the important work of the VAWA Sovereignty Initiative (VSI). Conceived by NIWRC in 2013 to protect and preserve the historic victory Indian Country won in the 2013 reauthorization of VAWA, the VSI surveyed cases trickling up through federal courts and monitored developments for any case that might target ...
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and its subsequent reauthorizations amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to allow abused spouses and children of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and abused parents of U.S. citizen sons and daughters 21 years of age or older to file their own self …