Category - gender-based violence

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24 Nov 2011

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

In 1999, the UN General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
21 Sep 2011

Colombian authorities are failing survivors of sexual violence

Colombia has failed to tackle the lack of justice for women and girl survivors during the country's long-running armed conflict, says a new report.
21 May 2011

New book breaks silence on sexual abuse of women by clergy

The World Student Christian Federation has released a new publication seeking to break the silence on sexual abuse of women by clergy within the church.
24 Nov 2010

New images of masculinity needed to stop violence against women, say churches

Christians involved in church-based gender justice say men need a positive masculinity to counter increasing levels of male violence against women.
20 Nov 2010

Body in skip triggers human rights outcry in Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International has called on Saudi authorities to protect domestic workers from abuse, after the discovery of the mutilated body of an Indonesian woman.