Latest items for UVAW-PRACTICE-1
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:26 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2021, more than 40 percent of women over 15 had experienced some form of violence in their childhood, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)" (para 5).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2021, more than 40 percent of women over 15 had experienced some form of violence in their childhood, according to Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)" (para 5).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:18 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[M]ore than 40% of Mexican women have suffered a situation of violence before the age of 15, either psychologically, sexually or physically, according to official statistics" (para 1).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[M]ore than 40% of Mexican women have suffered a situation of violence before the age of 15, either psychologically, sexually or physically, according to official statistics" (para 1).
Dec. 10, 2024, 4 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Italy’s RAI state TV reported that in the days since Cecchettin’s body was found, calls to a national hotline for women fearing for their safety at the hands of men have jumped from some 200 to 400 a day— including from parents of young women" (para 24).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Italy’s RAI state TV reported that in the days since Cecchettin’s body was found, calls to a national hotline for women fearing for their safety at the hands of men have jumped from some 200 to 400 a day— including from parents of young women" (para 24).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned that, according to the recently adopted Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime Act, which is replacing a former version of the law, access to compensation depends on the existence of a court ruling that awards the victim compensation in the context of criminal proceedings against the perpetrator. This requirement may make it more difficult for victims...to receive compensation" (4).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned that, according to the recently adopted Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime Act, which is replacing a former version of the law, access to compensation depends on the existence of a court ruling that awards the victim compensation in the context of criminal proceedings against the perpetrator. This requirement may make it more difficult for victims...to receive compensation" (4).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'More than 38,000 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) were reported by UNICEF for all of 2022 in North Kivu alone. . .' she [Pramila Patten, UN Special Representative] pointed out" (par. 4).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'More than 38,000 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) were reported by UNICEF for all of 2022 in North Kivu alone. . .' she [Pramila Patten, UN Special Representative] pointed out" (par. 4).
Nov. 16, 2024, 9:34 p.m.
Countries: Colombia
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Violence against women in Colombia has seen a dramatic uptick in recent years. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of reports climbed from 571 to 630. A further 612 were reported in 2022 alone… A lack of resources, high levels of impunity and cultural discrimination have been suggested as reasons for the continuing trend." (para 21-23, 25)
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Violence against women in Colombia has seen a dramatic uptick in recent years. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of reports climbed from 571 to 630. A further 612 were reported in 2022 alone… A lack of resources, high levels of impunity and cultural discrimination have been suggested as reasons for the continuing trend." (para 21-23, 25)
Nov. 16, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Feminist groups, which have supported Ruiz’s [woman sentenced to prison for killing her rapist] defense, angrily protested, saying the ruling was criminalizing survivors of sexual violence while protecting perpetrators in a country with high levels of gender-based violence and femicides. Protesters in Mexico City carried signs reading 'Defending my life isn’t a crime'" (para 3).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Feminist groups, which have supported Ruiz’s [woman sentenced to prison for killing her rapist] defense, angrily protested, saying the ruling was criminalizing survivors of sexual violence while protecting perpetrators in a country with high levels of gender-based violence and femicides. Protesters in Mexico City carried signs reading 'Defending my life isn’t a crime'" (para 3).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"5.43 million women and girls in South Sudan face a range of human rights violations rooted in multiple layers of violence and discrimination, including sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, exclusion, and restrictions of movement, compounded by a lack of access to justice" (para 4).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1
"5.43 million women and girls in South Sudan face a range of human rights violations rooted in multiple layers of violence and discrimination, including sexual abuse, harassment, intimidation, exclusion, and restrictions of movement, compounded by a lack of access to justice" (para 4).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is] absence of a comprehensive law on gender-based violence against women" (7).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is] absence of a comprehensive law on gender-based violence against women" (7).
Nov. 5, 2024, 12:44 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Last year, the monitoring body [Women’s Observatory of the Public Prosecution Service] registered 82,848 victims of violence against children, teenagers, and women – amounting to 217 complaints per day" (para 9). "In 2017, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – regarded by many as an international bill of rights for women – stated in a report that brutality against women and girls in Guatemala deserved special attention because the levels of GBV, femicides, sexual violence, and other hateful acts against women were so high" (para 17).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Last year, the monitoring body [Women’s Observatory of the Public Prosecution Service] registered 82,848 victims of violence against children, teenagers, and women – amounting to 217 complaints per day" (para 9). "In 2017, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – regarded by many as an international bill of rights for women – stated in a report that brutality against women and girls in Guatemala deserved special attention because the levels of GBV, femicides, sexual violence, and other hateful acts against women were so high" (para 17).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In mid-June, Reliefweb reported: 'Since April 15, the number of people in need of gender-based violence services in Sudan has increased by over 1 million to 4.2 million people' (para 2).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In mid-June, Reliefweb reported: 'Since April 15, the number of people in need of gender-based violence services in Sudan has increased by over 1 million to 4.2 million people' (para 2).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:31 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The northeastern state of Assam is known for its tea estates and lush rainforests. It is also, according to NCRB data, the state with the highest rate of violent crimes against women. Assam saw more than 800 cases of violent crimes against women per million people in 2021, when the national average was 282. Delhi recorded 690 cases per million the same year. Odisha (685), Haryana (563), Telangana (552) and Rajasthan (512) follow. Nagaland, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are the states that report the lowest rates of violence against women, at 25, 105 and 111 cases per million people, respectively" (para 13, 14). "Through the work of NGOs and the...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The northeastern state of Assam is known for its tea estates and lush rainforests. It is also, according to NCRB data, the state with the highest rate of violent crimes against women. Assam saw more than 800 cases of violent crimes against women per million people in 2021, when the national average was 282. Delhi recorded 690 cases per million the same year. Odisha (685), Haryana (563), Telangana (552) and Rajasthan (512) follow. Nagaland, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu are the states that report the lowest rates of violence against women, at 25, 105 and 111 cases per million people, respectively" (para 13, 14). "Through the work of NGOs and the...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"As in many other countries, this toxic brew perpetuates a low-level hostility towards women that causes discrimination, violence – and, at its most extreme, femicide: the killing of a woman because of her gender" (para 10).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"As in many other countries, this toxic brew perpetuates a low-level hostility towards women that causes discrimination, violence – and, at its most extreme, femicide: the killing of a woman because of her gender" (para 10).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Provisions were made to increase support, protection, and restitution for victims of violence and discrimination" (3). "In 2010, with support from the Global Fund Project, a nation-wide Sisterhood Camp was held for young women between 13 and 16 years of age. Here, 42 young women were trained as peer educators in gender-based violence, who in turn, trained 343 of their peers" (13).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Provisions were made to increase support, protection, and restitution for victims of violence and discrimination" (3). "In 2010, with support from the Global Fund Project, a nation-wide Sisterhood Camp was held for young women between 13 and 16 years of age. Here, 42 young women were trained as peer educators in gender-based violence, who in turn, trained 343 of their peers" (13).
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the System for the Provision of Comprehensive Care to Victims has followed up by conducting single-party virtual hearings for the purpose of granting, extending or expanding protective measures in cases of violence against women, in order to protect the victim and provide information and guidance" (3). "With regard to the strengthening and follow-up of the National Coordination Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Violence against Women, progress was made towards establishing regular and special meetings, following up on policy measures aimed at eradicating violence against women and on the Office’s activities. In 2021, members and alternates were appointed to six working committees....more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the System for the Provision of Comprehensive Care to Victims has followed up by conducting single-party virtual hearings for the purpose of granting, extending or expanding protective measures in cases of violence against women, in order to protect the victim and provide information and guidance" (3). "With regard to the strengthening and follow-up of the National Coordination Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Violence against Women, progress was made towards establishing regular and special meetings, following up on policy measures aimed at eradicating violence against women and on the Office’s activities. In 2021, members and alternates were appointed to six working committees....more
May 2, 2024, 6:29 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'I didn't really know what it [was] because he never explained or got my permission,' says Naja, who at the time was living in Maniitsoq, a small town on Greenland's west coast. 'I was afraid. I couldn't tell my parents,' she says. ' I was a virgin. I had never even kissed a boy.' Now 60, Naja is one of the first to speak out about what happened. 'I can remember the doctors [in] white coats, and maybe there was a nurse. I saw the metal things [stirrups] where you should spread your legs. It was very frightening. The equipment the doctors used was so big for my child body...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'I didn't really know what it [was] because he never explained or got my permission,' says Naja, who at the time was living in Maniitsoq, a small town on Greenland's west coast. 'I was afraid. I couldn't tell my parents,' she says. ' I was a virgin. I had never even kissed a boy.' Now 60, Naja is one of the first to speak out about what happened. 'I can remember the doctors [in] white coats, and maybe there was a nurse. I saw the metal things [stirrups] where you should spread your legs. It was very frightening. The equipment the doctors used was so big for my child body...more
April 30, 2024, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Gang violence has been on the rise across Haiti — particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince — after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise worsened widespread political instability" (para 6). "The UN said in November that armed gangs controlled large swathes of the capital, where they carried out murders, kidnappings and sexual violence in an effort to expand their influence and 'terrorise' residents" (para 7). "Healthcare facilities have been forced to temporarily close as a result of the violence, and thousands of people have fled their homes" (para 8).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Gang violence has been on the rise across Haiti — particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince — after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise worsened widespread political instability" (para 6). "The UN said in November that armed gangs controlled large swathes of the capital, where they carried out murders, kidnappings and sexual violence in an effort to expand their influence and 'terrorise' residents" (para 7). "Healthcare facilities have been forced to temporarily close as a result of the violence, and thousands of people have fled their homes" (para 8).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] lack of a robust data collection and monitoring system for cases of gender-based violence against women and girls" (8).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] lack of a robust data collection and monitoring system for cases of gender-based violence against women and girls" (8).
April 12, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Other women suffer similarly vicious and career-threathening abuse" (para 48).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Other women suffer similarly vicious and career-threathening abuse" (para 48).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] high prevalence of gender-based violence [against females]" (8). "[W]omen and girls who are victims of gender-based violence [do not] have access to effective remedies and immediate means of redress and protection, including shelter... [A]dequate support to existing services provided to victims by non-governmental organizations [are not provided by the state]" (8).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] high prevalence of gender-based violence [against females]" (8). "[W]omen and girls who are victims of gender-based violence [do not] have access to effective remedies and immediate means of redress and protection, including shelter... [A]dequate support to existing services provided to victims by non-governmental organizations [are not provided by the state]" (8).
Feb. 16, 2024, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"More complicated is the issue of femicide, which preliminary data shows continues at a slightly reduced rate under Castro’s government compared with last year. Two bills aimed at combatting violence against women have so far stalled in Congress" (para 11).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"More complicated is the issue of femicide, which preliminary data shows continues at a slightly reduced rate under Castro’s government compared with last year. Two bills aimed at combatting violence against women have so far stalled in Congress" (para 11).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There has been a recording of] low prosecution and conviction rates in cases of non-physical violence against women" (7).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There has been a recording of] low prosecution and conviction rates in cases of non-physical violence against women" (7).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In the period from 2013 to 2017, there were more than 6,758 cases of violence in 2014, 7,000 in 2015, 11,110 in 2016 and more than 8,500 in 2017, and women and girls were the victims in more than 97 per cent of cases" (23). "Women victims of gender-based violence have also benefited from several training courses that have led to the establishment of an economic, social and legal interest group" (24). "Survivors of gender-based violence were as follows: 855 men and boys (10 per cent) and 7,466 women and girls (90 per cent). Of those, 7,125, or 86 per cent, were adults (women and men) and 1,126, or 14...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In the period from 2013 to 2017, there were more than 6,758 cases of violence in 2014, 7,000 in 2015, 11,110 in 2016 and more than 8,500 in 2017, and women and girls were the victims in more than 97 per cent of cases" (23). "Women victims of gender-based violence have also benefited from several training courses that have led to the establishment of an economic, social and legal interest group" (24). "Survivors of gender-based violence were as follows: 855 men and boys (10 per cent) and 7,466 women and girls (90 per cent). Of those, 7,125, or 86 per cent, were adults (women and men) and 1,126, or 14...more
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Botswana is also afflicted by the challenge of high prevalence of violence against women and girls. The Gender Based Violence Indicators Study conducted in 2012 reflects that 67.3% of women in Botswana have experienced gender based violence in their lifetime. The country was scored at 53% on the SADC Gender and Development Index (SGDI) documented in the 2012 Botswana SADC Gender Protocol Barometer" (32-33)
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Botswana is also afflicted by the challenge of high prevalence of violence against women and girls. The Gender Based Violence Indicators Study conducted in 2012 reflects that 67.3% of women in Botswana have experienced gender based violence in their lifetime. The country was scored at 53% on the SADC Gender and Development Index (SGDI) documented in the 2012 Botswana SADC Gender Protocol Barometer" (32-33)
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Government reiterates that it does not tolerate any form of violence against all persons, including women, both within and outside the family context" (37).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Government reiterates that it does not tolerate any form of violence against all persons, including women, both within and outside the family context" (37).
Dec. 20, 2023, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: France
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The survey also detected a male 'backlash' across French society to the #MeToo movement, with 'macho raids' on social media seeking 'to reduce women to silence or discredit them.' It stated that situations of 'discrimination, violence and harassment' have reached 'alarming proportions'" (para 3). "The study of 2,500 people by the High Authority on Equality (HCE), a consultative body, found sexist behaviour increasing in 'all spheres', with many men believing violent and discriminatory behaviour to be acceptable. Older men often remained stuck in conservative attitudes towards male and female roles in society, while younger men occasionally displayed aggressive macho tendencies, it found" (para 4).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The survey also detected a male 'backlash' across French society to the #MeToo movement, with 'macho raids' on social media seeking 'to reduce women to silence or discredit them.' It stated that situations of 'discrimination, violence and harassment' have reached 'alarming proportions'" (para 3). "The study of 2,500 people by the High Authority on Equality (HCE), a consultative body, found sexist behaviour increasing in 'all spheres', with many men believing violent and discriminatory behaviour to be acceptable. Older men often remained stuck in conservative attitudes towards male and female roles in society, while younger men occasionally displayed aggressive macho tendencies, it found" (para 4).
Nov. 3, 2023, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'It is a fact that women are more vulnerable to violent crimes than men. Data shows that over 80 percent of victims of violent crimes are female. In that sense, women-only spaces seem to offer respite from such concerns,' said the former head of the Korea Association of Women's Study" (para 16). "Both experts anticipated that the popularity of women-only places will persist unless gender-based violence and crimes are eradicated" (para 18).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'It is a fact that women are more vulnerable to violent crimes than men. Data shows that over 80 percent of victims of violent crimes are female. In that sense, women-only spaces seem to offer respite from such concerns,' said the former head of the Korea Association of Women's Study" (para 16). "Both experts anticipated that the popularity of women-only places will persist unless gender-based violence and crimes are eradicated" (para 18).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
“'He got very angry, and I realised that if I continued to fight this, the harassment would get worse, so I started washing the towels,' Yuna says. But because she had complained, she was marked” (para 3).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
“'He got very angry, and I realised that if I continued to fight this, the harassment would get worse, so I started washing the towels,' Yuna says. But because she had complained, she was marked” (para 3).
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[A]ll forms of gender-based violence against women and girls in the public and private spheres [are not prohibited]" (7). "[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls [are not protected] from all forms of violence" (15).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[A]ll forms of gender-based violence against women and girls in the public and private spheres [are not prohibited]" (7). "[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls [are not protected] from all forms of violence" (15).
Sept. 18, 2023, 12:32 a.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"There is no official data on sexual assaults on older women in Kenya. However, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 released this month, 13% of all women reported experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives, and 7% had met with sexual violence in the past year. The report also notes that 34% of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence since age 15, including 16% in the past year." (para.7).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"There is no official data on sexual assaults on older women in Kenya. However, according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 released this month, 13% of all women reported experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives, and 7% had met with sexual violence in the past year. The report also notes that 34% of women in Kenya have experienced physical violence since age 15, including 16% in the past year." (para.7).