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…]
January 11, 2007 | Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Colombia
December 19, 2006 | Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Colombia
December 19, 2006 | Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Congo, Democratic Republic
December 19, 2006 | Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Congo, Democratic Republic
December 12, 2006 | Urgent Interventions | Kyrgyzstan
December 7, 2006 | Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Nepal
December 5, 2006 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Reports and Publications | Tajikistan
December 1, 2006 | Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Mexico
November 30, 2006 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Reports and Publications | Mexico
November 30, 2006 | Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Urgent Interventions | Burundi
November 30, 2006 | Urgent Interventions | Mexico
November 30, 2006 | Reports and Publications | Burundi
November 29, 2006 | Human Rights Defenders, Violence against women | Statements
November 29, 2006 | Human Rights Defenders, Violence against women | Statements