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- National cross sectional study of views on sexual violence and risk of HIV infection and AIDS among South African school pupils
- ( N. Andersson; A. Ho-Foster; J. Mathis; N. Marokoane; V. Mashiane; S. Mhatre; S. Mitchell; S. Monasta; N. Ngxowa; M. Salcedo; H. Sonnekus / British Medical Journal , 2004)
- This study, published in the BMJ, investigates the views of South African school pupils (aged 10 – 19) on sexual violence and on the risk of HIV infection and AIDS, as well as on their experiences of ...
- The war within the war: sexual violence against women and girls in eastern Congo
- ( Human Rights Watch , 2002)
- This Human Rights Watch report examines sexual violence against women and girls in the context of the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo. The report finds that sexual violence is an integral part of t...
- Gender-based violence, relationship power, and risk of HIV infection in women attending antenatal clinics in South Africa
- ( K. L. Dunkle; R. K. Jewkes; H. C Brown; G. E. Gray; J. A. McIntyre; S. D. Harlow / The Lancet , 2004)
- This article, published in the Lancet, reports on one of the few empirical studies examining the connections between women’s HIV risk and gender-based violence. The study explored associations betwee...
- Suffering in silence: the links between human rights abuses and HIV transmission to girls in Zambia
- ( J. Fleischman / Human Rights Watch , 2002)
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This document reports on high rates of sexual violence and coercion against girls in Zambia as a significant causal factor in the extremely high rates of HIV infection among that group.
The report d...
- Just die quietly: domestic violence and women’s vulnerability to HIV in Uganda
- ( Human Rights Watch , 2003)
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This paper argues that women are becoming infected with HIV because the state is failing to protect them from domestic violence. It bases the report on 120 interviews with Ugandan women.
The paper a...
- Guy to Guy Project: engaging young men in violence prevention and in sexual and reproductive health
- ( Instituto PROMUNDO , 2001)
- This case study presents the Institutes’ experience in engaging young men as ‘change agents’ in gender-based violence prevention and the promotion of sexual and reproductive health. The change agents ...
- World report on violence and health
- ( E. G. Krug; L. L. Dahlberg; J. A. Mercy; A. B. Zwi; R. Lozano / World Health Organization , 2002)
- Each year, over 1.6 million people worldwide lose their lives to violence. Violence is among the leading causes of death for people aged 15–44 years worldwide, accounting for 14 per cent of deaths amo...
- HIV-positive women report more lifetime partner violence: findings from a voluntary counseling and testing clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- ( S Maman; J. Mbwambo; N. Hogan; G. Kilonzo / American Journal of Public Health , 2002)
- This study explores the link between HIV and violence against women (VAW) by comparing the experiences of partner violence between HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in Tanzania. The study found tha...
- UNAIDS 2004 Report on the global AIDS epidemic
- ( Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , 2004)
- Recommended reading
- This report warns that the number of people living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has risen in every region of the world during 2003 and last year five million people became newly infected with...
- Women and HIV/AIDS: confronting the crisis
- ( United Nations Development Fund for Women , 2004)
- Recommended reading
- This report, published by UNIFEM, UNAIDS and UNFPA, is a call to action to address the triple threat of gender inequality, poverty and HIV/AIDS. It highlights the work of the Global Coalition on Wome...
- Violence, vengeance and gender: a preliminary investigation into the links between violence against women and HIV/AIDS in South Africa
- ( Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa , 2001)
- This report from the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) details recent research into the activities of civil society bodies and government departments focusing on the links bet...
- Targeting women: the forgotten victims of the conflict
- ( Amnesty International , 2007)
- This Amnesty International (AI) report reveals the horrifying extent of sexual violence against women and girls taking place in the context of the current conflict in Cote d'Ivoire and points out that...
- The shame of war: sexual violence against women and girls in conflict
- ( J. Ward; C. Horwood; C. McEvoy; P. Shipman; L. Rumble / Integrated Regional Information Networks, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) , 2007)
- This IRIN publication is a reference book and photo essay of portraits and testimonies of the sexual violence women suffer when men go to war. It examines the scope and nature of this violence and loo...
- Lives blown apart: crimes against women in times of conflict
- ( Amnesty International , 2004)
- This report attempts to explore some of the underlying reasons for violence against women. Evidence gathered by Amnesty International in recent years supports the view that conflict reinforces and exa...
- Show us the money: is violence againts women on the HIV&AIDS donor agenda?
- ( S. Fried / Women Won't Wait , 2007)
- This research report from the Women Won’t Wait Campaign highlights the lack of priority given to tackling gender-based violence against women by the major international HIV funding organisations. The ...
- Secretary-General's study on violence against women
- ( Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations , 2006)
- This aims of this study are to:highlight the persistence and unacceptability of all forms of violence against women in all parts of the worldstrengthen the political commitment and joint e...
- Elimination of violence against women in partnership with men
- ( Women in Development Section, UNESCAP , 2006)
- This publication encompasses material that was prepared for a training workshop on eliminating violence against women (VAW). The paper and the inventory of organisations and initiatives are aimed at...
- Women in an insecure world: violence against women: facts, figures and analysis
- ( Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces , 2005)
- This book brings together a comprehensive list of the facts and figures regarding violence against women in daily life, during war and conflict, and in post-conflict situations. The authors map the pe...
- WHO global study on domestic violence against women
- ( World Health Organization , 2005)
- This report by the World Health Organization presents a global perspective on domestic violence against women. Covering ten countries including Bangladesh, Peru and Tanzania, the document finds that v...
- Violence against women and AIDS
- ( Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS , 2004)
- This fact sheet analyses the issue of violence against women and its relationship with AIDS. It argues that besides being a major human rights and public health problem worldwide, violence against wom...
- Men, gender-based violence and sexual and reproductive health: a study with men in Rio de Janiero/Brazil
- ( Instituto PROMUNDO , 2002)
- This report presents the results of a qualitative and quantitative study of men ages 15-60 in three neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (two low income and one middle income) on gender violence and sexua...
- Violence against women, gender and health equity
- ( C. Garcia-Moreno / Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies , 1999)
- Recommended reading
- It is a fact that the perpetrators of violence against women and girls are most often men they know. Such violence takes place within the 'safe havens' of home and family. This working paper provides...
- Programming to address violence against women: 10 case studies
- ( 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...
- Zero tolerance: stop the violence against women and children, stop HIV/AIDS
- ( L. Schechtman / Global AIDS Alliance , 2006)
- This document describes a framework for a comprehensive response to violence against women and children, including the resources that would be needed, political and financial, for full implementation....
- Ending violence against women: programming for prevention, protection and care
- ( 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...
- Violence against women: forms, consequences and costs
- ( 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...
- Violence against women: a statistical overview, challenges and gaps in data collection and methodology and approaches for overcoming them: report of the expert group meeting
- ( United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women , 2005)
- This paper summarises the discussions of an expert working group examining violence against women. The expert group discussed in-depth the strengths and weaknesses of the two most common forms of data...
- Ending violence against women and girls: protecting human rights good practices for development cooperation
- ( A. Funk; J. Lang; J. Osterhaus / Deutsche Gessellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit , 2005)
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This report argues that the root causes of violence against women are dominant gender norms and the unequal power balance between men and women.
The report is divided into two main parts. It first d...
- Leading to change: eliminating violence against women in Muslim societies
- ( Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace , 2005)
- This report summarises the proceedings and findings of the Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP)'s international symposium entitled "Leading to Change: Eliminating Viol...
- Researching violence against women: a practical guide for researchers and activists
- ( M. Ellsberg; L. Heise / World Health Organization , 2005)
- This manual has been developed in response to the growing need to improve the quality, quantity, and comparability of international data on physical and sexual abuse against women. The manual focuses ...
- Stop violence against women: it's in our hands
- ( Amnesty International , 2004)
- This paper explores the definition and perpetration of violence against women around the world. The authors explore how the underlying cause of violence against women lies in discrimination which deni...
- Women’s bodies as a battleground: sexual violence against women and girls during the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- ( International Alert , 2005)
- This report examines the use of sexual violence in the conflict in the DRC, and demonstrates how women and girls in the DRC have been exploited as producers and reproducers both in order to maintain f...
