Violence against women
In spite of the growing international awareness of the problem and the declared willingness of States to fight gender-based violence, women and girls continue to suffer disproportionately from violence, both in peacetime and in the context of armed conflict, at the hands of family members, intimate partners, community members and State agents. The violence is often of a sexual nature. Instead of taking responsibility, States frequently ignore or deny violence against women, or justify the abuse with a reference to “culture”. The perpetrators of violence against women often escape punishment and its victims rarely receive reparation. Through partnership, empowerment and gender mainstreaming, and by acting on its root causes, OMCT seeks to contribute to the prevention, reduction and, ultimately, elimination of violence against women. [Read more…]
July 10, 2013 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Reports and Publications | Congo, Democratic Republic
March 12, 2013 | Human Rights Defenders, Violence against women | Events | Congo, Democratic Republic
November 29, 2012 | Human Rights Defenders, Violence against women | Statements
March 1, 2012 | Human Rights Defenders, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Events
December 23, 2011 | Urgent Interventions | India
May 4, 2011 | Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Statements | Mexico
February 2, 2011 | Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | India
January 27, 2011 | Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Colombia
December 16, 2010 | Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Israel
December 16, 2010 | Reports and Publications | Mexico
December 10, 2010 | Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Nepal
December 3, 2010 | Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Nepal