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…]
December 3, 2020 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Reports and Publications | Bangladesh
November 30, 2020 | Reports and Publications | Burundi
November 26, 2020 | Reports and Publications | Burundi
November 26, 2020 | Reports and Publications | Burundi
November 23, 2020 | Assistance to victims, Human Rights Defenders, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Statements
November 10, 2020 | Human Rights Defenders, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Guatemala
May 4, 2020 | Assistance to victims, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Reports and Publications
April 9, 2020 | Assistance to victims, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Statements | Chad, Senegal
March 19, 2020 | Assistance to victims, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Defenders, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Press Releases, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Statements
February 18, 2020 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Events | Congo, Democratic Republic
June 26, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders, Violence against women | Reports and Publications
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December 21, 2018 | Human Rights Defenders, Violence against women | Statements | Congo, Democratic Republic