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Living with Violence: a National Report on Domestic Abuse in Afghanistan
2008Violence against Afghan women in the home is so prevalent and so pervasive that practically every woman living in the country will experience it in her lifetime. This report presents the findings of surveys on domestic violence conducted with women in 4,700 households located across Afghanistan.DocumentRussia: Gender Equality Issues and Resources In Brief
Canadian International Development Agency, 1999This brief summarises three major gender equality issues in Russia: the impacts on women of the transition to a market economy; the development of democratic institutions and responsive government processes; and violence against women. The brief notes that the average level of education of Russian women is among the highest in the world and equal to that of Russian men.DocumentGender Equality and Social Institutions in Europe and Central Asia - Country Profiles
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009"The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is a new composite measure of gender equality, based on the OECD's Gender, Institutions and Development Database.DocumentGeorgia - Thousands Suffering in Silence: Violence Against Women in the Family
Amnesty International, 2009Thousands of Georgian women are subjected to domestic violence on a regular basis. They are hit, beaten, raped, and in some cases even killed. Many more endure psychological violence and a lack of control over money. With a specific focus on legal frameworks and commitments in the Georgian context, Amnesty International provides an overview of its areas of concern, which include:DocumentState Failure to Stop Domestic Abuse and Abduction of Women in Kyrgyzstan
Human Rights Watch, 2006Although Kyrgyzstan has progressive laws on violence against women, police and other authorities fail to implement them. As a result, women remain in danger and without access to justice. Based on in-depth, firsthand interviews with victims of violence, this report tells the stories of women who have been kicked, strangled, beaten, stabbed and sexually assaulted by their husbands.DocumentFeminist Africa 14: Rethinking gender and violence
African Gender Institute, South Africa, 2010In this issue of Feminist Africa, a publication produced by the African Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town, the theme is ‘gender and violence’. The editorial, ‘Rethinking Gender and Violence’ by Jane Bennett discusses, among other things, a possible future where relationships between gender and violence are no longer situated within the context of dichotomised gendered identities.DocumentTechnologies for transformation: combating violence against women in the Congo
GenderIT.org, 2011This article on the GenderIT.org website provides an overview of four projects based in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that use Information Communication technologies (ICTs) to address issues of Violence against Women (VAW) and girls.DocumentHow Technology is Being Used to Perpetrate Violence Against Women (VAW) – And to Fight it
Association for Progressive Communications, 2010This four-page brief highlights key findings about how new technologies are being used by those perpetrating Violence Against Women (VAW) and how women are fighting back. Findings are taken from research commissioned by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) in 2009 across 12 developing countries including Uganda, Cambodia, Pakistan and Mexico.DocumentCreating a conducive learning environment for girls in schools: a trainers’ manual for preventing sexualised violence against girls in schools
Action For Development, 2010Widespread violations are being committed against female students in Ugandan schools (including rape, defilement and sexual harassment); yet these cases often go unreported. This is a step-by-step teacher training manual for preventing and managing sexualised violence against girls in schools.Pages