Domestic violence
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- Risk factors for violence against women in northern Vietnam
- ( N. D. Vung;P. O. Ostergren;G. Krantz / BMC Public Health , 2008)
- This population-based study published in BMC public health, investigates the different forms, magnitude and risk factors of men’s violence against women in intimate relationships in a rural part...
- Stopping violence against women: a handbook for development practitioners
- ( United Nations Population Fund , 2006)
- Violence against women manifests itself in different ways in different societies - from psychological abuse and physical harm to early marriage and ritual slavery - and the pathways to success vary. T...
- Lessons for best practice in confronting violence against women across cultures
- ( United Nations Population Fund , 2006)
- Violence against women is slowly becoming more and more an issue for public debate and action. This report documents 10 case studies from dirferent developing countries that provide examples and lesso...
- Examination of gender-based violence in Iraq since the US-led invasion
- ( Y. Susskind / MADRE , 2007)
- This report released by MADRE examines the incidence, causes, and legalisation of gender-based violence in Iraq since the US-led invasion. It documents the use of gender-based violence by Iraqi Islami...
- Preventing honour killings: an analysis of the Turkish case
- ( F. Kardam / United Nations Population Fund , 2005)
- This report summarises and evaluates qualitative research about so-called 'honour killings'. It focuses on the different perceptions of honour and the consequences faced by people engaged in 'dishonou...
- How can gender-based violence be stopped?
- ( S. Bott; A. Morrison; M. Ellsberg / World Bank , 2005)
- Worldwide, patterns of violence against women differ markedly from violence against men. This World Bank paper reviews what is known about more and less effective approaches to prevent and respond to ...
- Higher dowry correlated to lower prevalence of domestic violence
- ( S. Srinivasan; A.S. Bedi / Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands , 2006)
- In South India there has been an increase in the amount of dowry, a spread in its incidence and changes in the nature of dowry. What impact has this trend had on inter-spousal violence? This study e...
- Palestinian women denied justice due to inadequate and ineffective laws
- ( Human Rights Watch , 2006)
- Why have female victims of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) persistently been denied safety and justice? This report assesses the factors contributing to the worsening situation...
- What are the costs and consequences of violence against women?
- ( United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2006)
- Violence against women is complex and diverse in its manifestations, with far-reaching and long-lasting consequences and costs. Its elimination requires a comprehensive, systematic and determined res...
- Laws do not suffice to protect women against abuses
- ( United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2006)
- States that fail to hold the perpetrators of violence against women accountable, not only encourage further abuses, but also implicitly accept these crimes. Progress in the international legal and po...
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