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Domestic Violence Awareness in Cameroon: A Project by ICRIDEVThe international Centre for Research, Inter-Religious Dialogue and Development joins the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon to say “No to Domestic Violence”. It is an issue of concern…
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Safety and ViolenceThis video is part of Module 3: How can we reduce urban poverty and make cities inclusive and safe? justice and order in cities. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)The Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is seen as the International Bill of Women’s Rights with rights that extend to the public and private realm. UN…
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Democratization and Political Participation: The Situation RoomIn this chapter, Elizabeth Prügl discusses an initiative that has proliferated in Africa called the Women’s Situation Room. It responds to election violence associated with the process of…
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Gendered Experiences of DisasterThere is very little information about who makes up the casualties of disasters, but some have suggested that women are 14 times more likely to die during an event in unequal societies. This is most…
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Culture vs. Rights: The Case of Female Genital MutilationFemale genital mutilation (FGM) is considered a violence against women, and it seeks to subjugate women by taking away sexual urges and controlling them by removing sexual pleasure. This practice is…
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Root Causes and Lived Realities: Violence Against Women and GirlsViolence against women can be seen on three levels: the international, national, and intimate levels. We can look at psychological as well as patriarchal factors, and find the root causes behind…
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Advancements in Women's RightsThe Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is seen as the International Bill of Women’s Rights with rights that extend to the public and private realm. UN…
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The Gender Agenda in the UN Human Rights FrameworkThe terms “sexual” and “sexual abuse” were avoided at the inter-governmental level until 1999 with the Convention of the Rights of the Child and provisions related to Sexual…
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Social Communication for Social ChangeSarah Bradshaw argues that if we want to change rates of violence, we have to change the way violence is understood and change attitudes about violence in society. In Nicaragua, a feminist…
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Conceptualizations of Violence and Legal Frameworks1 in 3 women will suffer from or feel threatened by violence, including sexual violence and the fear of violence. This is not confined to a particular region or culture. Often women suffer in silence…
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