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Needs Assessment Study on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice (KAP) for Advocacy on Protection and Promotion of Human Rights of Sex Workers
2003There are more than 150,000 sex-workers in Bangladesh. Society chooses to ignore the demand aspect of the sex trade and systematically denies sex workers basic human rights like access to basic services, including the right to proper burial. CARE Bangladesh commissioned this study as part of its advocacy work for the protection and promotion of the human rights of sex workers.DocumentResponding to Violence Against Women: How Development Policies Address the Issue of Gender-Based Violence
2006The paper highlights the shortcomings of current development policies designed to tackle violence against women (VAW). It proposes a new framework based on a body politics approach to address VAW. The paper argues that the current discourse on women's sexuality perpetuates violence against women by legitimising the use of their bodies for political, cultural and economic consolidation.DocumentDocumenting Women's Rights Violations by Non-state Actors
Women Living Under Muslim Law, 2006Violence against women is prevalent in many forms such as ?honour crimes? in Jordan; ?sexual crimes? used to terrorize local populations in Colombia, ?family violence? in the United States and ?sexual slavery? in Ghana.DocumentComplying with the Law? How Catholic Hospitals Respond to State Laws Mandating the Provision of Emergency Contraception to Sexual Assaults Victims
2006In the United States five percent of women who have been sexually assaulted become pregnant as a result of the attack, the majority of which undergo elective abortion. This report argues that women who have experienced sexual assault should have easy access to emergency contraception (EC).DocumentTowards Gender Equality in the Arab/Middle East Region: Islam, Culture, and Feminist Activism
United Nations Development Programme, 2003Gender statistics reveal that women in the Arab region are on average more disadvantaged economically, politically, and socially than women in other regions, and certainly more so than women in regions at similar stages of economic development (e.g. Latin America, Southeast Asia, and East Asia).DocumentCulture Matters. Working with Communities and Faith-Based Organisations: Case Studies from Country Programmes
United Nations Population Fund, 2004Empowering women and meeting women's needs for education and health, including reproductive health, were identified as core development objectives at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).DocumentResearching violence against women: a practical guide for researchers and activists
World Health Organization, 2005Violence against women is internationally recognised as a human rights issue and as a significant threat to women's health and well-being. However, the quality, quantity and comparability of international data on physical and sexual abuse need to be improved.DocumentNational Report on Gender Based Violence Against Women in Venezuela - UNDP
United Nations Development Programme, 1999This document forms part of a United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) regional project aiming to evaluate the situation of gender-based violence in the Latin America and Caribbean region. It was commissioned to the Venezuelan Association for Alternative Sexual Education Association (AVESA) (Asociaci¢n Venezolana para una Educaci¢n Sexual Alternativa).DocumentGender and Gender-based Violence in Venezuela
BRIDGE, 2003What is gender-based violence and what is the reality of it in Venezuela? Is the current legislation tackling it effectively? The new 1999 Constitution includes meaningful achievements like women's right to an equal salary and the acknowledgement of the economic value of domestic work.