The Ministry of Family, Solidarity, Equality and Social Development conducted during January 2 and March 10, 2019 this study, which included a sample of 13543 women between the ages of 18 and 64 years in all parts of the Kingdom, to explore the extent of violence against women and to ob...
In many armed conflicts and throughout history, rape and sexual violence were used as a weapon of war, as a tool to terrorize, intimidate and humiliate populations. During Croatia’s independence war, 1500 to 2200 persons, mainly women, are thought to have been victims of aggravat...
The present report is based on information verified by the United Nations, primarily through the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1960 (2010). It focuses on sexual violence as both a t...
While anyone can experience violence, unequal power relationships and entrenched gender inequalities have a disparate impact on women and girls. This interactive infostory explores the various paths to justice, gives voice to survivors’ stories and looks at the critical role that...
In recent years, several manuals and guidelines have been developed in the field of trauma. Some of these have addressed gender-based violence (GBV), its consequences, and ways to prevent it and protect against it. This manual focuses on the mental health of survivors of trauma, especia...
The term Gender Based Violence (GBV) includes any harmful act that affects or is likely to affect a woman, a man, a girl or a boy whether physically, sexually or psychologically or causing them suffering because of their gender. It includes, but it is not limited to, sexual violence, d...
This report presents the results of a research conducted with female refugees living in North Jordan and South Lebanon who are Syrian Nationals and Palestinian Refugees from Syria, as well as gender based violence (GBV) case workers who provide services to refugee women and girls who ex...
This website aims to provide both general information on the different types of sexual violence, as well as practical information about the various support services and associations that exist in Belgium to support victims of sexual violence. The website was launched by the Federation ...
On 1 August 2018, the French Parliament adopted this law, which will now make it possible to better prevent violence, better support victims and better punish aggressors. The main articles of the law against sexual and gender-based violence provide for: a 30-year limitation period for ...
This paper inetnds to identify the most important factors affecting women’s poverty, whether economic, social or cultural. In this article, poverty is defined as deprivation of opportunities and choices. The article also provides a sociological approach to the feminization of poverty an...
This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
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