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…]
June 21, 2018 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Statements | Mexico
March 22, 2018 | Urgent Interventions | Poland
March 9, 2018 | Reports and Publications | Venezuela
March 28, 2017 | Reports and Publications
March 20, 2017 | Statements | Syrian Arab Republic
November 21, 2016 | Assistance to victims, Human Rights Defenders, Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Events
November 14, 2016 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Statements | Sri Lanka
October 20, 2016 | Statements | Sri Lanka
June 27, 2016 | Assistance to victims, Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Statements
June 27, 2016 | Assistance to victims, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Defenders, Rights of the Child, Violence against women | Events
June 7, 2016 | Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Defenders, Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Rights of the Child, Urgent campaigns, Violence against women | Statements
March 8, 2016 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Statements