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Violence Against Women


In this section, PeaceWomen classifies information by Theme- Violence Against Women, which forms part of PeaceWomen’s framework to organize our women, peace and security resources for ease of reference and understanding. It is important to note that themes and sub-themes are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.

Violence Against Women (VAW) is both a cause and a symptom of conflict. It is critical that violations, impunity and root causes are tackled in conflict and post-conflict countries.

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  • June 10, 2013 (UN News Centre)
    INTERNATIONAL: States Accountable for Investigating and Preventing Violence against Women – UN Expert An independent United Nations human rights expert has stressed the need to hold States accountable not only for investigating acts of violence against women but also for failing to prevent such violence.
  • June 10, 2013 (Guardian)
    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Suffering in Silence: Women in the Shadow of Srebrenica The shadows of war still fall over the survivors of the massacre, but solidarity and practical support is giving women security and a place of safety
  • June 8, 2013 (Time Magazine)
    TURKEY: Women on the Front Lines of Turkey Protests Two ladies, one in red, the other in blue — that two iconic early images of Turkey's uprising flashed around the world were of women now seems no coincidence. Of the tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters who daily throng Istanbul's occupied central square — now on Day 12 — about half are female. Women have been at the forefront of a movement against what demonstrators say is Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasing attempts to shape personal freedoms.
  • June 4, 2013 (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
    PHILIPPINES: Women's Group Files House Resolution Urging Sensitivity toward Rape Victims Rape jokes, such as the one recently made by comedian Vice Ganda, are more than just ill-advised humor and reflect Philippine society's attitudes toward women and women victims of violence, according to the party list group Gabriela.
  • June 3, 2013 (The Times of India)
    INDIA: NGO to Place Delhi 'Murder' Case Before UN Rapporteur Imphal-based NGO Women Action for Development (WAD) has taken serious note of the growing crime against women in New Delhi, the latest being the alleged murder of a Manipuri woman, Reingamphy Awungshi. The NGO will place the issue before UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women (UNSRVAW) Rashida Manjoo and the NHRC for redressal.

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