CARE Applauds Introduction of International Violence Against Women Act (2013)
November 21, 2013
ATLANTA (Nov. 21, 2013) — CARE USA hailed the introduction today of H.R. 3571, the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA), by Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chris Gibson (R-NY) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). This bipartisan legislation aims to make ending gender-based violence (GBV) a top