AFRICAN CULTURE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
|
|
- Alvin Tate
- 7 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 AFRICAN CULTURE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
2 Extent of problem Domestic violence especially partner violence and rape growing problems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Within Refugee settings Violence is pervasive. Until UNHCR responded late Response of host governments was that violence was not a problem (Human Rights Watch report 1999) UNHCR and partner organisations have since done their best to sensitise and offer counselling for domestic violence and rape within the camps but its still problems (Shimelba case)
3 Forms of violence Domestic violence physical violence, psychological and emotional abuse Economic violence deprivation of basic necessities, controlling earnings or forbidding employment. Socio-cultural violence FGM, wife and property inheritance, early and child marriage, forced sexual exposure and dowry and bride price Sexual abuse rape, marital rape Political and collective violence war related rape and abuse, violence by law enforcement forces, state perpetrated violence including ethnic clashes and organised crime, banditry and abductions.
4 Phase Pre-birth Infancy Girlhood Examples of Violence against women throughout the life-cycle Adolescence Elderly Type of Violence Effects of battering during pregnancy Physical, Sexual and Psychological abuse Child marriage, Female Genital Mutilation, Physical, Sexual and Psychological abuse, Incest Dating and courtship violence date rape, economically coerced sex, sexual abuse at work, rape, partner violence, marital rape, psychological abuse. Forced suicide, physical and psychological abuse. Source: WHO Violence against women WHO..FRH/WHD 97.8
5 A Dinka (southern Sudan ethnic group) riddle poses that: If you were crossing a river with your cow and wife and there is danger of drowning and you can save only one of them, which one would you save? The answer is that you save the cow because with it you can marry another woman. FEMNET TRAINING MANUAL ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
6 Specific Cultural Issues: Family Structure Marriage in the African Context Marriage is a family affair the interests of the family and its interests are considered prior to individual rights Marriage bond reinforced through bride price (Sudanese dowry Aud 30,000). Women are not allowed to leave their violent partners as the families would have to return the brideprice. Source:
7 Specific Cultural Issues: Cultural Acceptance of physical violence in marriage Husband has a right to beat his wife in certain circumstances, ranging from not adequately completing housework to refusing sex, being disobedient and being unfaithful. Among some tribes and groups Husband beating their wives is seen as a sign of love and new wives will provoke their husbands in order to feel they are accepted and valued.
8 Specific Cultural Issues: Gender role expectations When men are unable to fulfil their traditional hierarchical roles when they are not able to provide economically this leads to frustration that carries on to family life. Jealousy In traditional African society married women should have minimal contact with men other than their husbands. Some violence to keep women quiet over the mans extramarital affairs. Quarrels over money - who gets what? The issue of remittances to family members becomes a big source of conflict among many migrants.
9 Specific Cultural Issues: Rape Marital Rape When a woman says NO to advances she actually means YES (Third time lucky) When a woman is raped she has provoked it by wearing indecent clothes, being flirtatious, being at the wrong place etc Marital Rape in an African setting Laws on marital rape criminalise men s advances towards women. Kenyan legislator This laws are foreign ideologies that threaten the sanctity of marriage and men s rights within it Ghanaian legislator (
10 Refugee specific issues Rape and Sexual Violence method of waging war in most African conflict situations. Protracted refugee situations create men who feel they have no power UNHCR takes the place of the father of the home so no respect from women in order to regain this power physical violence used. Phenomena of Angry young men Budumbura camp closed in Ghana as young men spent time behaving like American gangsters Rampant cases of sexual abuse and violence perpetrated by people in authority police, aid workers etc. Making it difficult for women to trust the system. Poverty and lack of resources for women make them resort to prostitution and other vices in order to survive Stigma associated with rape and sexual abuse no one is willing to report cases.
11 Some Good reading NO SOLUTIONS IN SIGHT: THE PROBLEM OF PROTRACTED REFUGEE SITUATIONS IN AFRICA Jeff Crisp1, Head, Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, UNHCR FEMNET TRAINING MANUAL ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
12 Thank you
Men in Charge? Gender Equality and Children s Rights in Contemporary Families
International Day of Families 2015 Observance Men in Charge? Gender Equality and Children s Rights in Contemporary Families Background Note Gender equality and children s rights in family laws Fair legal
More informationViolence against women in Egypt 1
United Nations Statistical Commission ESA/STAT/AC.193/2 United Nations Statistics Division Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía de México November 2009 Meeting of the Friends of the Chair of the
More informationChristobel Deliwe Chakwana
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 5 5. INTRODUCTION Christobel Deliwe Chakwana The 2004 survey represents the first time the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey (MDHS) collected information on domestic. The inclusion
More informationSTANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES for camp managers
Camp Management Camp Coordination Cluster STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES for camp managers Prevention and Response to GBV in IDP SITES Updated: Country: Haiti City: Port au Prince Camp/Community: [] Sources:
More informationGender Based Violence
Gender Based Violence Background and problem statement Background Gender-based violence (GBV) is violence that is directed against a person on the basis of gender (European Institute for Gender Equality,
More informationIntroduction to Domestic Violence
Introduction to Domestic Violence Contents Defining domestic violence Prevalence Examples of power and control Why victims stay How you can help WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? Defining Domestic Violence Domestic
More informationChapter 3: The Gender Based Violence Classification Tool. The Gender Based Violence Information Management System USER GUIDE
Chapter 3: The Gender Based Violence Classification Tool The Gender Based Violence Information Management System USER GUIDE Chapter 3: The Gender Based Violence Classification Tool MAIN IDEAS The GBV Classification
More informationDeclaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
The General Assembly, Distr. GENERAL A/RES/48/104 23 February 1994 Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women General Assembly resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993 Recognizing the urgent
More informationIV. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN. Twentieth session (1999) *
IV. GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN Twentieth session (1999) * General recommendation No. 24: Article 12 of the Convention (women and
More informationFAST FACTS. 100 TO 140 MILLION girls and women in the world have experienced female genital mutilation/ cutting.
603 MILLION women live in countries where domestic violence is not yet considered a crime. Women and girls make up 80% of the estimated 800,000 people trafficked across national borders annually, with
More informationSexual Violence as Weapon of War. By Lydia Farah Lawyer & Legal researcher
Sexual Violence as Weapon of War By Lydia Farah Lawyer & Legal researcher In general women face in peacetime as well as in wartime different forms of discrimination and gender based violence. But during
More informationA Sociologist s Perspective on Domestic Violence: A Conversation with Michael Johnson, Ph.D. Interview by Theodora Ooms, CLASP
A Sociologist s Perspective on Domestic Violence: A Conversation with Michael Johnson, Ph.D. Interview by Theodora Ooms, CLASP From the May 2006 conference sponsored by CLASP and NCSL: Building Bridges:
More informationIstanbul Convention COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON PREVENTING AND COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SAFE FROM FEAR VIOLENCE
Prems 124114 COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON PREVENTING AND COMBATING AGAINST WOMEN AND DOMESTIC Istanbul Convention www.coe.int/conventionviolence conventionviolence@coe.int HOW IS THE IMPLEMENTATION
More informationVAWG Violence Against Women & Girls
VAWG Violence Against Women & Girls 189996 Tower Hamlets Violence Against Women and Girls Leaflet (VAWG) This leaflet explains what VAWG is, how to get help for yourself, how to help others and where to
More informationMultiple perspectives on battered mothers and their children fleeing to the United States for safety A study of Hague Convention cases
Page 1 of 7 Multiple perspectives on battered mothers and their children fleeing to the United States for safety A study of Hague Convention cases Executive Summary Jeffrey L. Edleson, Ph.D. University
More informationUNDERSTANDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CAMBODIA
80 UNDERSTANDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CAMBODIA Devon Palk During my first trip to Cambodia with the McMaster School, I conducted research on the developing Cambodian Stock Exchange. As an accounting major,
More informationAssisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Assisting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence ADVOCATE S GUIDE This project was supported by Grant No. 1997-WT-VX-K006 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. Points
More informationKnow Your Rights NEW YORK STATE: WELFARE TO-WORK
Know Your Rights NEW YORK STATE: WELFARE TO-WORK 395 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014-3684 t: 212.925.6635 f: 212.226.1066 www.legalmomentum.org Under federal welfare law, New York State receives a block
More informationConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
United Nations CEDAW/C/ETH/Q/6-7 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Distr.: General 4 November 2010 Original: English Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
More informationAdvisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men
Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men Opinion on an EU initiative on female genital mutilation The Opinion of the Advisory Committee does not necessarily reflect the positions of
More informationFarzad Family Law Scholarship 2014
Farzad Family Law Scholarship 2014 Should the right to marry for same-sex couples become a federal constitutional right by amendment to the United States Constitution or remain a State issue? The United
More informationSudan as a Case Study
Sudan as a Case Study Last of all--in an age when we hear so much of progress and civilization, is it not a matter of urgency, since unhappily we cannot always avoid wars, to press forward in a human and
More informationAll Women. One Family Law.
5 Child Custody and Access ENG 005 FAMILY LAW FOR WOMEN IN ONTARIO All Women. One Family Law. Know your Rights. Child Custody and Access This booklet is meant to give you a basic understanding of legal
More informationIt s hard to know what to do when you know or suspect that a friend or family member is living with violence.
How can you help? A B It s hard to know what to do when you know or suspect that a friend or family member is living with violence. How do I know what is the right thing to do? Should I say something or
More informationViolence against women: key statistics
Violence against women: key statistics Research from the 2012 ABS Personal Safety Survey and Australian Institute of Criminology shows that both men and women in Australia experience substantial levels
More informationViolence against Women: An Issue of Health and Human Rights.
Violence against Women: An Issue of Health and Human Rights. By Chineze J. Onyejekwe Abstract Failure to protect women against gender-based violence is a violation of their human rights. This paper links
More informationDear Delegates, It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 Montessori Model United Nations Conference.
Dear Delegates, It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 Montessori Model United Nations Conference. The following pages intend to guide you in the research of the topics that will be debated at MMUN
More informationWhat Is Gender-Based Violence?
What Is Gender-Based Violence? Running Time: 3 hours Materials: Flipchart and flipchart stand/chalkboard, markers; Handout: Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women Target Audience: can
More informationFamily Law. Bahrain. Published February 10th, 2014
Family Law In Bahrain Published February 10th, 2014 About Us (BCHR) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization, registered with the Bahraini Ministry of Labor and Social Services since July 2002. Despite
More informationRead SEED, March 2016 News and information letter SEED Samburu
P.O. Box 359, 20600 Maralal, Samburu County, Kenya Email: seed_samburu@yahoo.com en seedsamburu@hotmail.com Website: www.seedsamburu.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
More informationPART THREE: TEMPLATE POLICY ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND THE WORKPLACE
PART THREE: TEMPLATE POLICY ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND THE WORKPLACE Draft Organization s Bulletin The Secretary-General, for the purpose of preventing and addressing cases of Genderbased Violence (as
More informationConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
United Nations CEDAW/C/DEU/Q/6 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Distr.: General 12 August 2008 Original: English ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION Committee on the Elimination
More informationAdvocate for Women s Rights Using International Law
300 Appendix A Advocate for Women s Rights Using International Law The United Nations (UN) brings together almost every government in the world to discuss issues, resolve conflicts, and make treaties affecting
More informationGender-Based Violence among Afghan Refugees Summary of Post-intervention Survey Findings in Three Camps in Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan
Gender-Based Violence among Afghan Refugees Summary of Post-intervention Survey Findings in Three Camps in Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan International Medical Corps Pakistan January 2010 INTRODUCTION
More information14 September 2012. The Director Criminal Law Review NSW Department of Attorney-General and Justice GPO Box 6 SYDNEY NSW 2001
14 September 2012 The Director Criminal Law Review NSW Department of Attorney-General and Justice GPO Box 6 SYDNEY NSW 2001 By email: lpclrd@agd.nsw.gov.au Dear Director, RE: INQUIRY INTO THE CONSENT PROVISIONS
More informationNOBODY KNOWS WHAT S HAPPENING IN MY HOUSE. I M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN FEEL MY PAIN (quotation from a Mazocruz woman from Puno, Peru)
Design by Ultimatum Design Legal rights and help for those who are subjected to criminal acts in Norway If you have been subjected to criminal acts in the form of physical and/or psychological violence,
More informationNational Statistics. Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Fact Sheet: Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
National Statistics Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Fact Sheet: Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services The National Domestic Violence Hotline has received more than 700,000
More informationAn Overview of the Change to Spousal Sponsorship Policy
An Overview of the Change to Spousal Sponsorship Policy The federal government introduced a period of conditional permanent residence that affects some spouses or partners being sponsored to live in Canada.
More informationStudy Questions. 4. Industrialization created all of the following except (p 73-74) a. self-sufficiency. b. breadwinners. c. housewives. d. real work.
FHS 2400 Marriage and Family Text: The Marriage and Family Experience, 10th edition, Chapter 3, Differences: Historical and contemporary Variations in American Family Life Multiple Choice Study Questions
More informationREPORTING AN OFFENCE TO THE POLICE: A GUIDE TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
REPORTING AN OFFENCE TO THE POLICE: A GUIDE TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS If you are experiencing or have experienced domestic volence and/or sexual violence there are a number of ways the law can protect
More information1900 Manitoba gives married women right to make legal agreements and buy property
1884 Ontario government gives married women in the province the same legal capacity as men. That means they can make legal agreements and buy property. 1897 In 1897, after a very long fight, Clara Brett
More informationDOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILDREN. A Children s Health Fund Report. January, 2001
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILDREN A Children s Health Fund Report January, 2001 Peter A. Sherman, MD Division of Community Pediatrics The Children s Hospital at Montefiore -1- Introduction Domestic violence
More informationVoir Dire in Domestic Violence Cases
Voir Dire in Domestic Violence Cases By Sarah M. Buel, Co-Director, University of Texas School of Law Domestic Violence Clinic Voir dire provides the opportunity to educate jurors while probing for bias,
More informationCRC/C/Q/FIN/3 Original: ENGLISH. COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Fortieth Session Pre-sessional Working Group 12 30 September 2005
CRC/C/Q/FIN/3 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Fortieth Session Pre-sessional Working Group 12 30 September 2005 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD List of
More informationFact Sheet: Girls and Young Women
Fact Sheet: Girls and Young Women There are 1.8 billion young people in the world. Approximately half of them 900 million are adolescent girls and young women. Girls primary school completion rates are
More informationEvidence Checklist FOR IMMIGRANT VICTIMS APPLYING FOR THE CRIME VICTIM VISA (U VISA) 1
Evidence Checklist FOR IMMIGRANT VICTIMS APPLYING FOR THE CRIME VICTIM VISA (U VISA) 1 This is a comprehensive list. In most cases, these documents are not mandatory. However, the more documentation available,
More informationLesson Four: Meet Panjy / Child Labour
Lesson Four: Meet Panjy / Child Labour About this lesson In this lesson students will meet Panjy who lives in rural Tamil Nadu, India and was taken out of school to work in the local fi reworks factory.
More informationDomestic violence in Estonia a legal viewpoint
Project: Building a uniform system for the prevention of intimate partner violence in Estonia Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 programme Domestic and Gender-Based Violencee Domestic violence in
More informationWomen s Rights: Issues for the Coming Decades
September 24, 2010 Suzanne B. Goldberg Columbia Law School Remarks for the International Conference on the Protection of Women s Rights Women s Rights: Issues for the Coming Decades I am delighted to be
More informationChild Marriage legal and condoned
Human Rights Committee c/o Kate Fox Principi, Secretary of the Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Secretariat United Nations OHCHR 1 UN Plaza, Rm 511 New York, NY 10017 Via e-mail and delivery
More informationdeveloping a child protection strategy
developing a child protection strategy It is important in child protection to move from awareness and understanding into action and delivery as quickly as possible. To assist you with this, Courage has
More informationISLINGTON AND SHOREDITCH HOUSING ASSOCIATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE POLICY
ISLINGTON AND SHOREDITCH HOUSING ASSOCIATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE POLICY 1.0 DEFINITION 1.1 ISHA has adopted the Government s core definition of domestic violence which is: Any incident of threatening behaviour,
More informationQueensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry
Submission by Centacare Gold Coast Domestic Violence Assistance Program (DVAP) 50 Fairway Drive Clear Island Waters 4226 Phone: 07 3807 7622 To the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry Date:
More informationPsychology of Women PSY-270-TE
Psychology of Women PSY-270-TE This TECEP assesses material covered in a one-semester course in the psychology of women. It focuses on developmental and topical approaches to important facets of women
More informationAge Race/Ethnicity Male / Female
Handout # 1 Dating Violence Pre Test Age Race/Ethnicity Male / Female True False 1. Possessiveness is a common warning sign of an abusive relationship. 2. Abuse happens more often in adult relationships
More informationVisions for Gender Equality. Gendered violence: a cause and a consequence of inequality
Visions for Gender Equality Francesca Bettio and Silvia Sansonetti (editors) Language editor: Jacki Davis Gendered violence: a cause and a consequence of inequality Violence against women is not the result
More informationBy Winnie Lichuma KNCHR Presented at the 17 th Pre-Summit Consultative Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in the AU
By Winnie Lichuma KNCHR Presented at the 17 th Pre-Summit Consultative Meeting on Gender Mainstreaming in the AU 1 To share the Kenyan s experience in legislating on Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV).The
More informationQuantitative research findings on RAPE in Kenya between Dec.30 th 2007 to June 30 th 2008. Estimated Statistics of Rape & pedophilia 40,500.
CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION NAIROBI P. O. Box 12130-00400, Nairobi Tel: 254 20 240011 Fax: 254 20 343844 Quantitative research findings on RAPE in Kenya between Dec.30 th 2007 to June 30 th 2008. Estimated
More informationThe Hidden Side of Domestic Abuse: Men abused in intimate relationships
The Hidden Side of Domestic Abuse: Men abused in intimate relationships 2009 Pandora s Project By: Katy "Men too are victims and women too are perpetrators; neither sex has a monopoly of vice or virtue"
More informationMOROCCO/ WESTERN SAHARA COMPREHENSIVE REFORMS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LONG OVERDUE
MOROCCO/ WESTERN SAHARA COMPREHENSIVE REFORMS TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN LONG OVERDUE Amnesty International Publications First published in March 2013 by Amnesty International Publications International
More informationUse and Change of Names
Use and Change of Names 16 August 2016 Issued by International and Immigration Policy Group Home Office Contents Introduction... 3 Policy Rationale... 3 What is the requirement of the policy?... 3 What
More informationII BEING A COUPLE. 0 Introduction
II BEING A COUPLE 0 Introduction Everyone creates his/her identity through various group affiliations (family, workplace, philosophy or religion, couple etc.). Examining the socio-cultural dimensions that
More informationUnited Nations Secretary-General s Study on Violence against Children Adapted for Children and Young People
United Nations Secretary-General s Study on Violence against Children Adapted for Children and Young People CONTENT What is this Report about?...3 What does the Study say? The Main Recommendations...12
More informationMayoClinic.com. May 23, 2007. Domestic Violence toward Women: Recognize the Patterns and Seek Help. By Mayo Clinic Staff
MayoClinic.com May 23, 2007 Domestic Violence toward Women: Recognize the Patterns and Seek Help By Mayo Clinic Staff Your partner apologizes and says the hurtful behavior won t happen again. But you fear
More informationNOBODY KNOWS WHAT S HAPPENING IN MY HOUSE. I M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN FEEL MY PAIN. (quotation from a Mazocruz woman from Puno, Peru)
Legal rights and help for those who are subjected to criminal acts in Norway If you have been subjected to criminal acts in the form of physical and/or psychological violence, sexual abuse, forced marriage,
More informationA GUIDE TO PROGRAMMING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES
A GUIDE TO PROGRAMMING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES Gender-Based Violence Working Group U.S. Agency for International Development April 2009 Draft for Discussion Purposes TABLE
More informationSCHOOLS SAFE 4 GIRLS - Questionnaire for schools
SCHOOLS SAFE 4 GIRLS - Questionnaire for schools What is this questionnaire for? Schools have a critical role to play in helping young people to develop healthy attitudes and behaviours, as well as identifying
More informationLegal Issues*: Domestic Violence
Legal Issues*: Domestic Violence CONTEXT Although Santa Clara County is a home of a great number of immigrant groups, discussions about domestic violence usually do not focus on immigrants. Domestic violence
More informationA response to. Review of Criminal Damages and Criminal Injuries Compensation Schemes. Department of Justice. 13 March 2015
A response to Review of Criminal Damages and Criminal Injuries Compensation Schemes Department of Justice 13 March 2015 Women s Aid Federation Northern Ireland 129 University Street BELFAST BT7 1HP Tel:
More informationDOMESTIC VIOLENCE POLICY
OXFORD CITY COUNCIL HOUSING SERVICES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE POLICY If you need a larger print copy, audiotape or other means to have a copy of this publication, please contact the number below Translation available
More informationRomeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 5
What do we learn about Juliet s relationship with her father from? Why does Lord Capulet arrange his daughter s wedding to Paris? He wants to see his daughter settled and married to a man he approves of
More informationMarriage. Marital status continues to change. Marriage rate has declined since 1950 Birth rate has declined since 1950
Marital status continues to change Marriage rate has declined since 1950 Birth rate has declined since 1950 1920 s saw an acceleration Doubled between 1965-1975 Declined since 1975 Divorce rate has increased
More informationTHREE STEPS TO ESCAPING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS 1. REPORT THE VIOLENCE 2. TAKE ACTION TO ESCAPE THE VIOLENCE 3. KEEP SAFE FROM THE VIOLENCE
THREE STEPS TO ESCAPING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS 1. REPORT THE VIOLENCE 2. TAKE ACTION TO ESCAPE THE VIOLENCE 3. KEEP SAFE FROM THE VIOLENCE A guide for black and minority ethnic (BME) women and
More informationGENDER BASED VIOLENCE AWARENESS IN THE CHURCH
AFRICA FOR RESULTS INITIATIVE GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AWARENESS IN THE CHURCH Auxilia Piringondo Case Study N 6 SYNOPSIS Gender-based violence (GBV) means physical, sexual, emotional or psychological violence
More informationWhat does gender have to do with human rights?
I International Women s Day: March 8, 2014 What does gender have to do with human rights? Although human rights are universal, access to claiming these rights, unfortunately, is not. Every day, in countries
More informationHow to End Child Marriage. Action Strategies for Prevention and Protection
How to End Child Marriage Action Strategies for Prevention and Protection Why Child Marriage Must End Girls who marry as children are often more susceptible to the health risks associated with early sexual
More informationWork placement students undertaking work placement over a long period of time (one or two days per week over a period of two months or more)
Safeguarding Policy 1. Background In 2015 the Department for Education and Skills published a statutory guidance document Keeping Children Safe in Education on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
More informationTool kit Domestic Violence
Tool kit Domestic Violence A self-help resource to help people living with domestic violence Lifeline s domestic violence tool kit provides information about: Understanding what domestic violence is Developing
More informationGender Issues Affecting the Girl Child in Kenya
Gender Issues Affecting the Girl Child in Kenya Wambua Leonard Munyao, PhD Lecturer Management University of Africa School of Business and Leadership P.O Box 456 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Abstract This paper
More informationLeslie Vernick DCSW, LCSW Most commonly asked questions on Domestic Violence
Leslie Vernick DCSW, LCSW Most commonly asked questions on Domestic Violence DOES THIS HAPPEN IN CHRISTIAN HOMES? We'd be surprised. A conservative estimate is that out of every 60 married couples, 10
More informationEvery Young Man's Battle Discussion Questions WEEK 1 SUMMARY OF SCRIPTURAL TEACHING ABOUT SEX
SUMMARY OF SCRIPTURAL TEACHING ABOUT SEX GOD GAVE THE GIFT OF SEX FOR PLEASURE (GEN 2:25, PROV 5:15-19) GOD GAVE THE GIFT OF SEX TO CREATE LIFE (GEN 1:28) GOD GAVE THE GIFT OF SEX FOR INTIMATE ONENESS
More informationAdverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ)
0 DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 0.1 Sex (Record Male / Female as observed) Male [C1] Female 0.2 [C2] What is your date of birth? Day [ ][ ] Month [ ][ ] Year [ ][ ][ ][ ] Unknown (Go to Q.C3) 0.3 [C3] How old
More informationCHINA S REVISED LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN S RIGHTS AND INTERESTS1[1]
CHINA S REVISED LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN S RIGHTS AND INTERESTS1[1] LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN S RIGHTS AND INTERESTS is adopted at the 5th session of the seventh National People s Congress of
More informationA GUIDE TO FAMILY LAW EVERYDAY ANSWERS
A GUIDE TO FAMILY LAW EVERYDAY ANSWERS Revised and Updated 2012 Michael Lynch Family Lawyers Pty Ltd Street Address: Level 6, 193 North Quay Brisbane Qld 4000 Postal Address: PO Box 12027 George Street,
More informationErikson s Theory: Intimacy versus Isolation. Vaillant s Adaptation to Life. Social Clock. Selecting a Mate
Erikson s Theory: Intimacy versus Isolation Intimacy Making a permanent commitment to intimate partner Other close relationships: friends, work Involves giving up some newfound independence, redefining
More informationIn a genogram, the male is represented by a square on the left and the female by a circle on the right. Standard gender symbols for a genogram
Genogram Symbols In a genogram, the male is represented by a square on the left and the female by a circle on the right Standard gender symbols for a genogram In a standard genogram, there are three different
More informationA GUIDE TO FAMILY LAW LEGAL AID
A GUIDE TO FAMILY LAW LEGAL AID Important new rules in relation to legal aid were introduced on 1 April 2013 by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). This legal guide
More informationA Barometer for Change: Provision of Services to Male Victims of Domestic Violence
A Barometer for Change: Provision of Services to Male Victims of Domestic Violence We must be open to our own blinkers and refuse to simplify the complexities of our findings, even if this means we ask
More informationUNITED ARAB EMIRATES MENA Gender Equality Profile Status of Girls and Women in the Middle East and North Africa
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES MENA Gender Equality Profile Status of Girls and Women in the Middle East and North Africa Photo Credits UNICEF/GAO/2010/Walid Khalil Abu Hamza The findings, interpretations and conclusions
More informationThe Impact of Domestic Violence on Society
Colleen Peace, West Texas A&M University abstract: Domestic violence is broadly defined as a form of physical, emotional, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse of another person. Regardless of one
More informationWIFE IMPORTING VIOLENCE IN ATTACHMENT RELATIONSHIPS 1
WIFE IMPORTING VIOLENCE IN ATTACHMENT RELATIONSHIPS 1 More than a thousand women sought support at Roks' women s shelters during 2008 and 2009, after being exposed to violence in their attachment relationship,
More informationMilitarism and HIV/AIDS: The Deadly Consequences for Women. Background paper by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Militarism and HIV/AIDS: The Deadly Consequences for Women Background paper by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS June, 2001 It is known
More informationBy Augusta Epuli Anjoh April 2013 Cyber security forum 2013
By Augusta Epuli Anjoh April 2013 Cyber security forum 2013 What is a cyber space? The electronic medium of computer networks, in which online communication takes place. The American Heritage Science Dictionary
More informationINSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE j) Mainstreaming a gender equality perspective in the Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals BACKGROUND
INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE j) Mainstreaming a gender equality perspective in the Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeals BACKGROUND A gender perspective in humanitarian assistance: what does it
More informationThere is help. Take action. Sexual Violence Survival Guide. Options available to victims of sexual assault crimes.
There is help. Take action. Sexual Violence Survival Guide Options available to victims of sexual assault crimes. You are not alone. Help is available. Call 1-888-956-7273 (RAPE) or go to www.fcasv.org
More informationAm I Safe? Help, Hope & Healing
Am I Safe? Help, Hope & Healing Non-Emergency Numbers Indian Residential School Survivors Society Toll-free phone: 1-800-721-0066 or 24-hour National Survivors Support Line: 1-866-925-4419 Website: www.irsss.ca
More informationWorking with Gender Based. Reference Training Manual for Frontline Staff
Working with Gender Based Violence Survivors Reference Training Manual for Frontline Staff Author: Dr. Jinan Al Usta Assistants: Dr. Dima Dandashi & Ms. Ghida Anani The views expressed in this publication
More informationInternational legal instruments and model framework on legislation to address violence against women Ms. Indira Jaising
International legal instruments and model framework on legislation to address violence against women Ms. Indira Jaising Executive Director, Lawyers Collective Women s Rights Initiative Additional Solicitor
More informationCivil Relief Options for Domestic Violence Victims. By: Abigail A. Lindekugel
Civil Relief Options for Domestic Violence Victims By: Abigail A. Lindekugel While Orders for Protection ( OFPs ) and Harassment Restraining Orders ( HROs ) provide critically needed relief for domestic
More informationInvesting in Gender Equality: Ending Violence against Women and Girls. Investing in Gender Equality: Ending Violence against Women and Girls
Investing in Gender Equality: Ending Violence against Women and Girls Investing in Gender Equality: Ending Violence against Women and Girls Violence against women is a global pandemic: Between and 76 per
More information