E - OHCHR
... the Child and other instruments of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977, ...
... the Child and other instruments of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977, ...
Maternal Mortality and FGM - Hale
... Female genital mutilation is defined by the WHO as "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” It is practiced as a cultural ritual primarily in sub-Saharan and Northeast Africa (to a les ...
... Female genital mutilation is defined by the WHO as "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” It is practiced as a cultural ritual primarily in sub-Saharan and Northeast Africa (to a les ...
Better HAG Uganda ToR CoP Training
... combating all forms of gender based violence (VAW/G) and its effects. Ultimately, the project aims to build a protective environment for women and girls to be free from violence, including negative traditional practices in Manafwa district of Uganda. It seeks to do this by focusing on social change, ...
... combating all forms of gender based violence (VAW/G) and its effects. Ultimately, the project aims to build a protective environment for women and girls to be free from violence, including negative traditional practices in Manafwa district of Uganda. It seeks to do this by focusing on social change, ...
JFI-Submission-to-the-UNODC-Gender-related
... blindly obey their husbands. Among such discriminatory measures is right to divorce. According to articles 1130 and 1133 of Iran’s Civil Code, a man is entitled to divorce his wife void of any justification and by simply paying a woman’s financial due. A woman must, however, prove that she is enduri ...
... blindly obey their husbands. Among such discriminatory measures is right to divorce. According to articles 1130 and 1133 of Iran’s Civil Code, a man is entitled to divorce his wife void of any justification and by simply paying a woman’s financial due. A woman must, however, prove that she is enduri ...
Rape and the Feminine Response in Early Modern England and
... In the previous scenes considered, conventional societal conceptions of gender restrict the wills of both Lucrece and Lavinia to the point of stagnation. This trend is challenged by differing circumstances for Desdemona, the object of rape in the tragedy Othello. As is the case with the female chara ...
... In the previous scenes considered, conventional societal conceptions of gender restrict the wills of both Lucrece and Lavinia to the point of stagnation. This trend is challenged by differing circumstances for Desdemona, the object of rape in the tragedy Othello. As is the case with the female chara ...
FGM:Religious, Cultural and Legal Myths
... The main purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of the myths and confusion that exist around the issue of FGM and to outline the definition of FGM. It will also cover the different types of FGM, the common justifications, the health complications, and the Islamic Fatwa[2] on FGM. The paper ...
... The main purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of the myths and confusion that exist around the issue of FGM and to outline the definition of FGM. It will also cover the different types of FGM, the common justifications, the health complications, and the Islamic Fatwa[2] on FGM. The paper ...
In India, patriarchal perceptions of women are often the
... Stereotyping is an inherent part of the way we interact with or view each other – pigeonholing people, often not maliciously, into certain groups or types.4 Often, this mode of categorising people establishes certain generalisations or biases that presume the particular individualities or roles of p ...
... Stereotyping is an inherent part of the way we interact with or view each other – pigeonholing people, often not maliciously, into certain groups or types.4 Often, this mode of categorising people establishes certain generalisations or biases that presume the particular individualities or roles of p ...
Male Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States
... abuse from their female partners, and a substantial minority feared their wives’ violence and stalking. Hines, Brown, and Dunning also noted that 90% experienced controlling behaviors, and several men reported frustrating experiences with the criminal justice system. The men within the study reporte ...
... abuse from their female partners, and a substantial minority feared their wives’ violence and stalking. Hines, Brown, and Dunning also noted that 90% experienced controlling behaviors, and several men reported frustrating experiences with the criminal justice system. The men within the study reporte ...
2. Access to justice for women in gender-based violence
... 2012), 5, 12, http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/wrap/wrap12/w12.pdf (viewed 24 May 2014); Denise A. Donnelly & Stacy Kenyon, ‘“Honey, We Don’t Do Men”: Gender Stereotypes and Provision of Services to Sexually Assaulted Males’ (1996) 11(3) Journal of Interpersonal Violence 441. ...
... 2012), 5, 12, http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/pubs/wrap/wrap12/w12.pdf (viewed 24 May 2014); Denise A. Donnelly & Stacy Kenyon, ‘“Honey, We Don’t Do Men”: Gender Stereotypes and Provision of Services to Sexually Assaulted Males’ (1996) 11(3) Journal of Interpersonal Violence 441. ...
