Any act which causes physical harm as a result of unlawful physical force. Physical violence can take the form of, among others, serious and minor assault, deprivation of liberty and manslaughter
… Violence against women is one of the most pervasive human … discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering … women (or 61 million out of 185 million) have experienced physical or sexual violence, or both, since the age of 15. …