Latest items for DV-DATA-1
April 17, 2025, 6:10 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"With diminishing status in society and no protection from the authorities, teenage girls, especially those forced into early marriage, are facing domestic violence inside the home and violence from the authorities outside, say human rights groups" (para 10). "Benafasha* was 13 years old when the Taliban took power and her family decided that if she couldn’t go to school she had to get married. Her sister Qudsia* says that Benafasha was sent to live with her fiance who was instantly violent, brutally beating and abusing the now 16-year-old. Qudsia says that Benafasha, desperate and afraid, went to the Taliban courts to ask to be allowed to separate. Instead, they sent...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"With diminishing status in society and no protection from the authorities, teenage girls, especially those forced into early marriage, are facing domestic violence inside the home and violence from the authorities outside, say human rights groups" (para 10). "Benafasha* was 13 years old when the Taliban took power and her family decided that if she couldn’t go to school she had to get married. Her sister Qudsia* says that Benafasha was sent to live with her fiance who was instantly violent, brutally beating and abusing the now 16-year-old. Qudsia says that Benafasha, desperate and afraid, went to the Taliban courts to ask to be allowed to separate. Instead, they sent...more
April 15, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"According to a survey from the Women's Network against AIDS-China (WNAC) on 457 women living with HIV in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces from September to November 2016, 47.7% of respondents encountered at least one form of domestic violence, 11% of the respondents have experienced domestic violence during the past year among whom 3.5% have suffered domestic violence more than once. The '2017 Chinese Transgender Population General Survey Report' released by Beijing LGBT Center on November 23, suggests that out of 1,640 respondents whose guardians are parents, only six have never been subjected to any violence by their families of origin. Among them, transgender women are...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"According to a survey from the Women's Network against AIDS-China (WNAC) on 457 women living with HIV in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces from September to November 2016, 47.7% of respondents encountered at least one form of domestic violence, 11% of the respondents have experienced domestic violence during the past year among whom 3.5% have suffered domestic violence more than once. The '2017 Chinese Transgender Population General Survey Report' released by Beijing LGBT Center on November 23, suggests that out of 1,640 respondents whose guardians are parents, only six have never been subjected to any violence by their families of origin. Among them, transgender women are...more
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The National Survey of Women’s Health and Life Experiences conducted by the National Commission for Women and Children in 2017 (‘NCWC Survey’) found that 4.5% of ever-married women had been subjected to sexual violence by their partner during their lifetime" (4).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The National Survey of Women’s Health and Life Experiences conducted by the National Commission for Women and Children in 2017 (‘NCWC Survey’) found that 4.5% of ever-married women had been subjected to sexual violence by their partner during their lifetime" (4).
April 11, 2025, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The stayed at home policy had impacted in the increased levels of domestic violence which was reported by 2 studies conducted by LBH-APIK JAKARTA during August - November 2020" (27).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The stayed at home policy had impacted in the increased levels of domestic violence which was reported by 2 studies conducted by LBH-APIK JAKARTA during August - November 2020" (27).
April 9, 2025, 10:24 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Paragraph 54 of the state report claims that significant investments has been made by FPA [Family Protection Authority] to harmonize the collection of administrative data on DV [domestic violence] cases but fails to discuss how this helps to measure the effectiveness and impact of the DVPA [Domestic Violence Prevention Act] through its implementation. Currently there is no centralized database as each stakeholder follows their own reporting formats and coding, indicating a lack of harmonized data collection process among the stakeholders. It was also understood from the meetings that FPA experiences shortage of budget issues every year where most of its budget is spent on administration and not much on programming"...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Paragraph 54 of the state report claims that significant investments has been made by FPA [Family Protection Authority] to harmonize the collection of administrative data on DV [domestic violence] cases but fails to discuss how this helps to measure the effectiveness and impact of the DVPA [Domestic Violence Prevention Act] through its implementation. Currently there is no centralized database as each stakeholder follows their own reporting formats and coding, indicating a lack of harmonized data collection process among the stakeholders. It was also understood from the meetings that FPA experiences shortage of budget issues every year where most of its budget is spent on administration and not much on programming"...more
April 3, 2025, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The interviewees, all of whom were born in Hong Kong or came to the city as young children, said they were pressured or forced to marry. Shalini Mahtani, CEO of the Zubin Foundation, told the press last Wednesday the NGO had worked directly with more than 20 women in Hong Kong on forced marriage since 2018. The process 'starts very young,' Mahtani said, with some interviewees learning as children that a husband had been chosen for them. Two were married as children abroad. According to the report, the 11 women faced different types of coercion, including psychological pressure, verbal abuse, physical abuse and confinement" (para 7-9). "After being beaten by...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The interviewees, all of whom were born in Hong Kong or came to the city as young children, said they were pressured or forced to marry. Shalini Mahtani, CEO of the Zubin Foundation, told the press last Wednesday the NGO had worked directly with more than 20 women in Hong Kong on forced marriage since 2018. The process 'starts very young,' Mahtani said, with some interviewees learning as children that a husband had been chosen for them. Two were married as children abroad. According to the report, the 11 women faced different types of coercion, including psychological pressure, verbal abuse, physical abuse and confinement" (para 7-9). "After being beaten by...more
April 2, 2025, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 crisis in the Dominican context where women have the burden of unpaid work and care in the home, has increased violence in the home" (3). "In 2019, there were 77,837 complaints of gender and domestic violence" (4).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 crisis in the Dominican context where women have the burden of unpaid work and care in the home, has increased violence in the home" (3). "In 2019, there were 77,837 complaints of gender and domestic violence" (4).
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
"It remains deeply concerned, however, about the high incidence of intimate partner violence against women, exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, noting that over the past two years the numbers of femicides, sexual violence and disappearances of young women increased exponentially" (8).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
"It remains deeply concerned, however, about the high incidence of intimate partner violence against women, exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, noting that over the past two years the numbers of femicides, sexual violence and disappearances of young women increased exponentially" (8).
March 27, 2025, 7:22 p.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In one instance, a woman had been severely beaten on numerous occasions with visible injuries, but her case was reconciliated by the village chief each time she reported abuse to him. In another, her husband stabbed her, but her local village chief conducted reconciliation" (4). "A June 2019 study shows that lesbians, bisexual women and transgender men in Cambodia are especially at risk of abuse and in need of counseling, with 81% of 25 LBT survey respondents under age 35 reporting family violence, usually by their parents. Some reported being forced to marry a man, while others were disowned by parents, and 11% were physically abuses, often by a parent...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In one instance, a woman had been severely beaten on numerous occasions with visible injuries, but her case was reconciliated by the village chief each time she reported abuse to him. In another, her husband stabbed her, but her local village chief conducted reconciliation" (4). "A June 2019 study shows that lesbians, bisexual women and transgender men in Cambodia are especially at risk of abuse and in need of counseling, with 81% of 25 LBT survey respondents under age 35 reporting family violence, usually by their parents. Some reported being forced to marry a man, while others were disowned by parents, and 11% were physically abuses, often by a parent...more
March 27, 2025, 10:21 a.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"There is for example in Denmark alone estimated to be 13,000 men that has experienced physically violence in families" (16).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"There is for example in Denmark alone estimated to be 13,000 men that has experienced physically violence in families" (16).
March 26, 2025, 9:54 a.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"I grew up in Carolina, a town 15 minutes from San Juan. For years I thought the women in my family had the worst taste in men. I never understood why they stayed with men who beat them for not asking permission to leave the house or otherwise 'disobeying,' or for any attitude that appeared to challenge their all-encompassing supremacy. I thought that to survive, we women had to make ourselves small, meek. But even that wasn’t enough. My grandmother, aunt and mother would eventually leave the men who beat and bloodied them, and ours became a family of women without men. I didn’t fare much better. By 1990, I...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"I grew up in Carolina, a town 15 minutes from San Juan. For years I thought the women in my family had the worst taste in men. I never understood why they stayed with men who beat them for not asking permission to leave the house or otherwise 'disobeying,' or for any attitude that appeared to challenge their all-encompassing supremacy. I thought that to survive, we women had to make ourselves small, meek. But even that wasn’t enough. My grandmother, aunt and mother would eventually leave the men who beat and bloodied them, and ours became a family of women without men. I didn’t fare much better. By 1990, I...more
March 26, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"One such example is Guyana, where, according to a 2019 report by United Nations Women, more than half of all women have experienced intimate partner violence" (para 6).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"One such example is Guyana, where, according to a 2019 report by United Nations Women, more than half of all women have experienced intimate partner violence" (para 6).
March 26, 2025, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The activist, who has been a vocal critic of the Saudi government since her return, has described a harrowing escape from the kingdom following her allegedly abusive marriage to a Saudi citizen in 2013" (para 12).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The activist, who has been a vocal critic of the Saudi government since her return, has described a harrowing escape from the kingdom following her allegedly abusive marriage to a Saudi citizen in 2013" (para 12).
March 21, 2025, 4:18 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The sisters, who attended Lewisville High School, had previously spoken out about the abuse imposed by their own father before they were killed. 'Amina, just before she was murdered, she told a teacher about the tension in the household and she was terrified of you,' Scott said to the father in the interview. Scott then read an email that was sent by one of his daughters to her high school history teacher just days before the killings. 'She said, 'We are running away before the break ends. I know he will search for us until he finds us and he will, without any drama or doubt, kill us,'' Scott continued"...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The sisters, who attended Lewisville High School, had previously spoken out about the abuse imposed by their own father before they were killed. 'Amina, just before she was murdered, she told a teacher about the tension in the household and she was terrified of you,' Scott said to the father in the interview. Scott then read an email that was sent by one of his daughters to her high school history teacher just days before the killings. 'She said, 'We are running away before the break ends. I know he will search for us until he finds us and he will, without any drama or doubt, kill us,'' Scott continued"...more
March 21, 2025, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: Finland
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Prevalence of violence against women in Finland is one of the highest in Europe. According to the national crime victim survey (2019), around 100,000 women had experienced physical or sexual violence by their partner or ex-partner in the preceding 12 months. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in violence against women. Currently available statistical data from 2020 indicates that intimate partner violence reported to the police increased by 6%, although violence perpetrated by ex-partners dropped by 34%, compared to 2019. The Federation of Mother and Child Homes and Shelters reported that during 2020 people using their online services grew by 11%. The number of individuals seeking conversations with...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Prevalence of violence against women in Finland is one of the highest in Europe. According to the national crime victim survey (2019), around 100,000 women had experienced physical or sexual violence by their partner or ex-partner in the preceding 12 months. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in violence against women. Currently available statistical data from 2020 indicates that intimate partner violence reported to the police increased by 6%, although violence perpetrated by ex-partners dropped by 34%, compared to 2019. The Federation of Mother and Child Homes and Shelters reported that during 2020 people using their online services grew by 11%. The number of individuals seeking conversations with...more
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The promotional photo showed a mother affectionately hugging and kissing her daughter. The girl, around 8 years old, smiled into the camera. With a few swipes on their phones, men entered a livestream where they paid $150 to watch the mother sexually abuse the girl for 10 minutes. The horrendous activity wasn’t hidden on some dark corner of the internet. It was available for anyone with an iPhone or Android to download from the Apple or Google app store" (para 1-3). "The livestream apps downloaded from Apple and Google illustrate an even darker aspect of the social media technology boom, particularly for children living in poverty in developing countries. There,...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The promotional photo showed a mother affectionately hugging and kissing her daughter. The girl, around 8 years old, smiled into the camera. With a few swipes on their phones, men entered a livestream where they paid $150 to watch the mother sexually abuse the girl for 10 minutes. The horrendous activity wasn’t hidden on some dark corner of the internet. It was available for anyone with an iPhone or Android to download from the Apple or Google app store" (para 1-3). "The livestream apps downloaded from Apple and Google illustrate an even darker aspect of the social media technology boom, particularly for children living in poverty in developing countries. There,...more
March 20, 2025, 2 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, PRN-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
"One profile identified by The Times showed a woman in Vietnam offering 'HOT VIDEO' and listed possible participants as two young sisters, a little girl, three little boys and a dog. Another woman in Vietnam described sex acts she could perform along with an invitation to 'see mother and daughter, son.' A woman in the Philippines advertised “lil&Mom” and showed a preview video of a young girl. The profiles did not include abuse, which required payment to be viewed" (para 21-22).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, PRN-PRACTICE-1, DV-DATA-1
"One profile identified by The Times showed a woman in Vietnam offering 'HOT VIDEO' and listed possible participants as two young sisters, a little girl, three little boys and a dog. Another woman in Vietnam described sex acts she could perform along with an invitation to 'see mother and daughter, son.' A woman in the Philippines advertised “lil&Mom” and showed a preview video of a young girl. The profiles did not include abuse, which required payment to be viewed" (para 21-22).
March 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
"Domestic violence, rape (as well as marital rape), and other forms of harmful practices against women remain highly prevalent" (1).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1, DV-DATA-1
"Domestic violence, rape (as well as marital rape), and other forms of harmful practices against women remain highly prevalent" (1).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"[F]our of the women were killed by their husbands or partners" (2).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"[F]our of the women were killed by their husbands or partners" (2).
March 19, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In the 12 months prior to a 2018 survey… 3 in 10 women aged 15-24 were emotionally, financially, or psychologically abused by a partner" (para 24). "Overall, in 2021, 17% of homicide victims were killed by a spousal or intimate partner. Unlike homicide in general, most victims of spousal or intimate partner homicide are women. In fact, among spousal and intimate partner homicide victims in Canada in 2021, 76% were women, while 24% were men. Furthermore, the proportion of women (44%) who were killed by their spouse or intimate partner in Canada was approximately seven times greater compared with men (7%). It should be noted that data on the type...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In the 12 months prior to a 2018 survey… 3 in 10 women aged 15-24 were emotionally, financially, or psychologically abused by a partner" (para 24). "Overall, in 2021, 17% of homicide victims were killed by a spousal or intimate partner. Unlike homicide in general, most victims of spousal or intimate partner homicide are women. In fact, among spousal and intimate partner homicide victims in Canada in 2021, 76% were women, while 24% were men. Furthermore, the proportion of women (44%) who were killed by their spouse or intimate partner in Canada was approximately seven times greater compared with men (7%). It should be noted that data on the type...more
March 19, 2025, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The strengthening of patriarchal attitudes and militarisation under ISIS and the anti-ISIS campaign have also meant that Iraq has seen an increase in forms of family-based violence alongside a heightened insecurity in the streets. Women in Iraq generally face high levels of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, sexual harassment, murders in the name of honour, forced and early marriage, and human trafficking" (2). "So-called ‘honour’ crimes in Iraq most often take the form of murder, but also encompass other forms of violence such as physical abuse, confinement, control of movement, deprivation of education, forced marriage, and public dishonouring. The practice of forced self-immolation is also prevalent. As...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The strengthening of patriarchal attitudes and militarisation under ISIS and the anti-ISIS campaign have also meant that Iraq has seen an increase in forms of family-based violence alongside a heightened insecurity in the streets. Women in Iraq generally face high levels of gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation, domestic violence, sexual harassment, murders in the name of honour, forced and early marriage, and human trafficking" (2). "So-called ‘honour’ crimes in Iraq most often take the form of murder, but also encompass other forms of violence such as physical abuse, confinement, control of movement, deprivation of education, forced marriage, and public dishonouring. The practice of forced self-immolation is also prevalent. As...more
March 14, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Research conducted with over 700 women who inject drugs across 5 cities in Indonesia, the Women Speak Out study, reported that 76% of women who inject drugs experienced violence from an intimate partner in the past year. At least 50% had experienced physical violence, of which 6% experienced severe physical injury. In addition, 38% of respondents reported experiencing sexual violence, 5% of which involved force such as hitting, pushing, and using weapons to force sexual intercourse" (11). "Physical, sexual, and psychological violence is also committed by family members. As many as 74% of WUD [women who use drugs] reported insults, threats using sharp weapons, or being thrown out of their...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Research conducted with over 700 women who inject drugs across 5 cities in Indonesia, the Women Speak Out study, reported that 76% of women who inject drugs experienced violence from an intimate partner in the past year. At least 50% had experienced physical violence, of which 6% experienced severe physical injury. In addition, 38% of respondents reported experiencing sexual violence, 5% of which involved force such as hitting, pushing, and using weapons to force sexual intercourse" (11). "Physical, sexual, and psychological violence is also committed by family members. As many as 74% of WUD [women who use drugs] reported insults, threats using sharp weapons, or being thrown out of their...more
March 13, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"There is always domestic violence going on in our communities. We have lots of problems about violence in our communities. Girls and women are raped by men and even by police. Some are beaten regularly by their boyfriends. This makes us feel helpless and powerless" (8). "Poverty and homelessness force many San girls into abusive relationships with sugar daddies" (9). This information applies specifically to San communities (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"There is always domestic violence going on in our communities. We have lots of problems about violence in our communities. Girls and women are raped by men and even by police. Some are beaten regularly by their boyfriends. This makes us feel helpless and powerless" (8). "Poverty and homelessness force many San girls into abusive relationships with sugar daddies" (9). This information applies specifically to San communities (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
March 13, 2025, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Bahrain
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Paragraphs 94 and 95 of the state party’s report set out aspects of legislation relating to violence against women, viz Domestic Violence Act No. 17 of 2015. Paragraph 104 describes the December 2017 launch of the 'national statistical database on domestic violence', noting the involvement of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Executive Director of UN‑Women and others. Yet on the UN Women landing page for Bahrain, the reader faces: 'Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women: Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available, Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available,...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Paragraphs 94 and 95 of the state party’s report set out aspects of legislation relating to violence against women, viz Domestic Violence Act No. 17 of 2015. Paragraph 104 describes the December 2017 launch of the 'national statistical database on domestic violence', noting the involvement of the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Executive Director of UN‑Women and others. Yet on the UN Women landing page for Bahrain, the reader faces: 'Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women: Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available, Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available,...more
March 11, 2025, 5:39 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"[M]ore than one in 10 (12.4%) women aged 15 to 49 reported being subject to some form of violence by a current or former partner in the previous 12 months" (par. 9).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"[M]ore than one in 10 (12.4%) women aged 15 to 49 reported being subject to some form of violence by a current or former partner in the previous 12 months" (par. 9).
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"...more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"...more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
March 11, 2025, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner" (par. 4).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2, DV-DATA-1
"And killers who had a history of controlling behaviour could face at least 25 years behind bars, amid research showing that as many as one in four homicides is committed by a current or former partner" (par. 4).
March 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Despite the implementation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law in 2016, recent data from All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) shows that there were reported 39,371 complaints of domestic violence in 2018. However, according to reports on data released by the ACWF, 'every 7.4 seconds, one woman is being beaten by her husband in China.' Findings from the Third Survey on Chinese Women’s Social Status in 2010 also have demonstrated that 24.7% of women in 270 million households in China have encountered domestic violence, 'including verbal abuse, assaults, restriction of personal freedom, economic control, forced sex, and other forms of domestic violence during their marriages.' ACWF’s statistics show that about 157,000 women commit...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Despite the implementation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law in 2016, recent data from All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) shows that there were reported 39,371 complaints of domestic violence in 2018. However, according to reports on data released by the ACWF, 'every 7.4 seconds, one woman is being beaten by her husband in China.' Findings from the Third Survey on Chinese Women’s Social Status in 2010 also have demonstrated that 24.7% of women in 270 million households in China have encountered domestic violence, 'including verbal abuse, assaults, restriction of personal freedom, economic control, forced sex, and other forms of domestic violence during their marriages.' ACWF’s statistics show that about 157,000 women commit...more
March 4, 2025, 10:02 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Since 2010, more than 3.000 women could have been murdered by husband or partner" (4).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Since 2010, more than 3.000 women could have been murdered by husband or partner" (4).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Between 2015 and 2018 – the figures for 2017 and 2018 are preliminary – 12,784 cases related to violence primarily affecting women were brought to trial; 11,995, or 93.83 per cent, were cases of domestic violence against women, while 271, or 2.12 per cent, were cases of violence against women" (7). "The Directorate for Families, Children, Adolescents and Gender of the Judiciary conducted an analysis of court judgments related to rape and incest in the Dominican Republic. The findings included the following... (d) The fact that the defendants or perpetrators were linked to the victims as parents or relatives, or, inter alia, as acquaintances, friends, neighbours or teachers, reaffirmed the...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Between 2015 and 2018 – the figures for 2017 and 2018 are preliminary – 12,784 cases related to violence primarily affecting women were brought to trial; 11,995, or 93.83 per cent, were cases of domestic violence against women, while 271, or 2.12 per cent, were cases of violence against women" (7). "The Directorate for Families, Children, Adolescents and Gender of the Judiciary conducted an analysis of court judgments related to rape and incest in the Dominican Republic. The findings included the following... (d) The fact that the defendants or perpetrators were linked to the victims as parents or relatives, or, inter alia, as acquaintances, friends, neighbours or teachers, reaffirmed the...more