Violence against women and girls 4 Prevention of violence against women and girls : lessons from practiceMichau, LoriHorn, JessicaBank, AmyDutt, MallikaZimmerman, Cathy
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is an important public health issue. Framing studies indicate that how the news media cover public health issues is critical for designing effective health promotion interventions. Notwithstanding this, there is li
Each woman killed is a loss in and of itself in relation to the woman whose life has been taken. On average, in the UK 58 percent of women killed by men are killed by a current or former partner. Often in these cases, the killing of a woman follows months, years or even decades o...
Review of Overcoming Violence Against Women and Girls: The International Campaign to Eradicate a Worldwide Problem.Miller, Rhonda
LUSAKA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Despite numerous efforts by stakeholders to end gender-based violence in Zambia, incidences of violence against women and girls are still rampant, particularly in low-income areas of the country. An initiative by the Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP), an...
David Miliband, CEO of the International Rescue Committee, said the finding reveals the shocking scale of violence against women and girls in South Sudan, with abuse starting early and continuing throughout much of women's adult lives. "This important research shows that we need to rethink the ...
Sexual harassment is a pervasive and serious problem that affects the lives and well-being of many women and men in the Middle East. According to a UN Women survey, online harassment was the most common type of violence against women in nine countries in the region during the pandemic (Ranga...
The United Nations' (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is an occasion for governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations to raise public awareness of violence against women. It has been obser
★ Amnesty International Violence against women and girls The strengthened Domestic Violence Prevention Act failed to provide adequate protection for victims due to poor implementation. In June, a High Court judge revealed that it could take days to issue an emergency protection order, much longer ...
2 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Sunday condemned a series of brutal sexual attacks on women and girls traveling from their villages to the town of Bentiu in the Unity region. David Shearer, special representative of the secretary-general and head of ...