Violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women including all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.
… A secure online database on gender-based violence There is a growing recognition of the need to have … commitment to, and progress in, addressing violenceagainstwomen through legislation, policy and service development. …
… objective of Swedish gender equality policy is that women and men are to have the same power to shape society and their own lives. One of the 4 sub-goals is that men's violenceagainstwomen must stop. Counteracting men’s violenceagainst …
… are widely used, also by NGOs working on gender-based violence (GBV). The data retrieved from the database was used … when drafting the national action plan to reduce violenceagainstwomen 2010 – 2015 and provides quality data on femicide in …
… repository for health professionals to safeguard girls against FGM The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Enhanced … in which the NHS responds to the health needs of girls and women who have had FGM, and to actively support prevention. … and to take the necessary action to safeguard girls against risk. Girl summit and the health response to FGM in …