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Today is the international day against violence against women/ Almost one in three women has been affected at least once in their life

2023-11-25 10:34:36Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Today is the international day against violence against women/ Almost one in

Violence against women and girls remains one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world.

Globally, it is estimated that some 736 million women – almost one in three – have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a partner, sexual violence by a non-partner, or both, at least once in their lifetime.

This scourge has intensified in various settings, including the workplace and online spaces, and has been exacerbated by post-pandemic effects, conflict and climate change.

 

The solution lies in robust responses, including investments in prevention. However, alarmingly, data on how much nations are committing to combating violence against women and girls remains extremely scarce.

We need more investment in women's organizations, better legislation, prosecution of perpetrators, more services for survivors and training for law enforcement officials.

Why we must eliminate violence against women

Violence against women and girls remains largely unreported due to the impunity, silence and shame that surrounds it.

Generally, it manifests itself in physical, sexual and psychological forms, including:

- violence by the partner (beating, psychological abuse, marital rape, femicide);

– sexual violence and harassment (rape, forced sexual acts, unwanted sexual acts, child sexual abuse, forced marriage, street harassment, stalking, cyberbullying);

– human trafficking (slavery, sexual exploitation);

– female genital mutilation; and child marriage.

To further clarify, the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women issued by the UN General Assembly in 1993 defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether in public or private life.”

The adverse psychological, sexual, and reproductive health consequences of VAWG affect women at all stages of their lives. For example, default educational disadvantages not only represent a major barrier to universal schooling and the right to education for girls; Ultimately, they are also to blame for limiting access to higher education and even translate into limited opportunities for women in the labor market.

While gender-based violence can happen to anyone, anywhere, some women and girls are particularly vulnerable – for example, young girls and older women, women who identify as lesbian, bisexual, transgender or intersex, migrants and refugees , indigenous women and ethnic minorities, or women and girls living with HIV and disabilities, and those living through humanitarian crises.

Violence against women continues to be an obstacle to achieving equality, development, peace as well as fulfilling the human rights of women and girls.


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