Latest items for DV-PRACTICE-2
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The law says that only immediate family members affected by the alleged sex outside marriage can report you to Indonesian authorities. This means that the only way Aussies could be punished is if they bring along a family member who then reports them - or if they have a relationship with a local whose family react badly" (par. 5-6).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The law says that only immediate family members affected by the alleged sex outside marriage can report you to Indonesian authorities. This means that the only way Aussies could be punished is if they bring along a family member who then reports them - or if they have a relationship with a local whose family react badly" (par. 5-6).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The unified State hot-line service for crisis management (System 112), run by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, receives calls from citizens about domestic and gender-based violence against women and children. All incoming calls are registered by the System 112 dispatchers and, depending on the nature of the call, are forwarded to the relevant emergency services, mainly the 102 and 103 services, for the organization of a response and, if necessary, for the provision of assistance. System 112 monitors the organization of responses to incidents" (14). "In order to ensure effective implementation of the amendments to legislation, the responsible ministries and departments, as the authorized bodies, have prepared and issued a...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The unified State hot-line service for crisis management (System 112), run by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, receives calls from citizens about domestic and gender-based violence against women and children. All incoming calls are registered by the System 112 dispatchers and, depending on the nature of the call, are forwarded to the relevant emergency services, mainly the 102 and 103 services, for the organization of a response and, if necessary, for the provision of assistance. System 112 monitors the organization of responses to incidents" (14). "In order to ensure effective implementation of the amendments to legislation, the responsible ministries and departments, as the authorized bodies, have prepared and issued a...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:18 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"After tracking seventy victims of domestic abuse, she found that women rarely sought legal remedies on their own, deeming law enforcement not just ineffective but dangerous, too. A poor Hindu woman named Hema laughed at the idea of registering a case: 'Faced with my husband or the police, I would run towards my husband every time. The police are worse than the thugs they lock up'" (para 42). "Women who report domestic abuse are depicted as scheming, aggressive, and ungrateful" (para 43).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"After tracking seventy victims of domestic abuse, she found that women rarely sought legal remedies on their own, deeming law enforcement not just ineffective but dangerous, too. A poor Hindu woman named Hema laughed at the idea of registering a case: 'Faced with my husband or the police, I would run towards my husband every time. The police are worse than the thugs they lock up'" (para 42). "Women who report domestic abuse are depicted as scheming, aggressive, and ungrateful" (para 43).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In 2021, the Committee on Women and the Family, together with national gender experts and with the support of the office of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), as part of the joint Spotlight Initiative of the European Union and UN-Women, conducted a public consultation, review and evaluation of the effectiveness of the current plan of action of the State programme for prevention of domestic violence in Tajikistan for 2014 – 2023. The strengths of the State programme were noted:. . .The number of police inspectors for the prevention of domestic violence is being increased. The number of protection orders being issued is...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In 2021, the Committee on Women and the Family, together with national gender experts and with the support of the office of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), as part of the joint Spotlight Initiative of the European Union and UN-Women, conducted a public consultation, review and evaluation of the effectiveness of the current plan of action of the State programme for prevention of domestic violence in Tajikistan for 2014 – 2023. The strengths of the State programme were noted:. . .The number of police inspectors for the prevention of domestic violence is being increased. The number of protection orders being issued is...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In practice, many German communes lack space in women’s shelters or the resources to help women who are financially dependent. The constant rise in rents, the still prevalent gender pay gap, the unequal division of care work – all these factors mean that many women simply can’t afford to leave their abusers. Where are they supposed to go" (par. 5). "A new law is at last making its way through the German parliament that could make things easier for survivors of domestic violence by obliging the state to build new women’s shelters and invest in fragile or nonexistent support structures across the country. The Protection Against Violence Act could and...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In practice, many German communes lack space in women’s shelters or the resources to help women who are financially dependent. The constant rise in rents, the still prevalent gender pay gap, the unequal division of care work – all these factors mean that many women simply can’t afford to leave their abusers. Where are they supposed to go" (par. 5). "A new law is at last making its way through the German parliament that could make things easier for survivors of domestic violence by obliging the state to build new women’s shelters and invest in fragile or nonexistent support structures across the country. The Protection Against Violence Act could and...more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:39 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"When M returned to her husband, she learned he was already married with two children. She had no power to object to the situation, or to the beatings, cruel taunts and rapes she regularly endures. She said nothing about the abuse to her parents, lest they blame themselves, and lest her husband stop sending them 300 ringgit ($64) a month" (para 60).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"When M returned to her husband, she learned he was already married with two children. She had no power to object to the situation, or to the beatings, cruel taunts and rapes she regularly endures. She said nothing about the abuse to her parents, lest they blame themselves, and lest her husband stop sending them 300 ringgit ($64) a month" (para 60).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:53 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Support and resources for survivors are also usually tough to get to, especially for residents in rural areas" (para 16).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Support and resources for survivors are also usually tough to get to, especially for residents in rural areas" (para 16).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:42 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, according to a U.N. report published Thursday. Before the Taliban seized power in 2021, there were 23 state-sponsored women protection centers in Afghanistan where survivors of gender-based violence could seek refuge. Now there are none, the U.N. report said. Officials from the Taliban-led administration told the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan that there was no need for such shelters or that they were a Western concept. The Taliban sends women to prison if they have no male relatives to stay with or if the male relatives are considered unsafe, the report said. Authorities have also asked...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2, DTCP-PRACTICE-1
"Taliban officials are sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from gender-based violence, according to a U.N. report published Thursday. Before the Taliban seized power in 2021, there were 23 state-sponsored women protection centers in Afghanistan where survivors of gender-based violence could seek refuge. Now there are none, the U.N. report said. Officials from the Taliban-led administration told the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan that there was no need for such shelters or that they were a Western concept. The Taliban sends women to prison if they have no male relatives to stay with or if the male relatives are considered unsafe, the report said. Authorities have also asked...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Giorgia Meloni, Italy's first female prime minister, has expressed outrage at the country's long history of violence against women by partners and ex-partners. She has promised a new educational campaign in schools to combat what she says is Italy's still-pervasive culture of misogynistic violence" (para 30-31).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Giorgia Meloni, Italy's first female prime minister, has expressed outrage at the country's long history of violence against women by partners and ex-partners. She has promised a new educational campaign in schools to combat what she says is Italy's still-pervasive culture of misogynistic violence" (para 30-31).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:55 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Nine in 10 women in Afghanistan are subjected to some form of domestic violence, according to the UN. Efforts to tackle the issue under the last government, from legislation to shelters, were imperfect but offered women some hope. Those efforts have now been dismantled by the Taliban. 'The mechanism to respond to domestic violence is totally eradicated; women have no choice but to bear the violence or kill themselves,' said Akbar" (para 22-23).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Nine in 10 women in Afghanistan are subjected to some form of domestic violence, according to the UN. Efforts to tackle the issue under the last government, from legislation to shelters, were imperfect but offered women some hope. Those efforts have now been dismantled by the Taliban. 'The mechanism to respond to domestic violence is totally eradicated; women have no choice but to bear the violence or kill themselves,' said Akbar" (para 22-23).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee is concerned that, according to the recently adopted Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime Act, which is replacing a former version of the law, access to compensation depends on the existence of a court ruling that awards the victim compensation in the context of criminal proceedings against the perpetrator. This requirement may make it more difficult for victims, in particular victims of domestic violence, to receive compensation. It is also concerned that, under the new law, the perpetrator is given status as a party to the violence compensation case processed by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, which may discourage victims from filing for compensation as they may fear...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee is concerned that, according to the recently adopted Compensation for Victims of Violent Crime Act, which is replacing a former version of the law, access to compensation depends on the existence of a court ruling that awards the victim compensation in the context of criminal proceedings against the perpetrator. This requirement may make it more difficult for victims, in particular victims of domestic violence, to receive compensation. It is also concerned that, under the new law, the perpetrator is given status as a party to the violence compensation case processed by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, which may discourage victims from filing for compensation as they may fear...more
Nov. 19, 2024, 11:48 a.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2
"'Very frequently, domestic violence has already been reported before the facts. For example, for the second-most recently recorded femicide, there were seven police reports against the perpetrator for domestic violence.' Dirkx [Advocacy group Stop Feminicide coordinator] further explained that women are most at risk whilst separating from or divorcing their partner, and that generally femicides are especially notable for their intense brutality" (para 5-6).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-PRACTICE-2
"'Very frequently, domestic violence has already been reported before the facts. For example, for the second-most recently recorded femicide, there were seven police reports against the perpetrator for domestic violence.' Dirkx [Advocacy group Stop Feminicide coordinator] further explained that women are most at risk whilst separating from or divorcing their partner, and that generally femicides are especially notable for their intense brutality" (para 5-6).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In the former government women who were victims of domestic violence and women complainers were kept in safe houses in Kabul and various parts of the country. These houses provided living space for domestic violence victims, particularly women. After August 2021, these houses are closed, and it is unknown where the women who lived there are, or how they are now being treated" (para 7).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In the former government women who were victims of domestic violence and women complainers were kept in safe houses in Kabul and various parts of the country. These houses provided living space for domestic violence victims, particularly women. After August 2021, these houses are closed, and it is unknown where the women who lived there are, or how they are now being treated" (para 7).
Nov. 12, 2024, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Domestic abusers will have their names added to the sex offenders’ register in a major crackdown on violence against women and girls...In addition the Ask for Ani scheme – which allows women to confidentially ask for help against abusers during visits to pharmacies – will be rolled out to job centres for the first time...Police forces in England and Wales will for the first time be required to treat violence against women and girls as a ‘national threat’, and ensure victims are protected from harm. Anyone suffering domestic abuse will be able to receive emergency help from 18 job centres across the UK, under the expansion of the Ask for...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Domestic abusers will have their names added to the sex offenders’ register in a major crackdown on violence against women and girls...In addition the Ask for Ani scheme – which allows women to confidentially ask for help against abusers during visits to pharmacies – will be rolled out to job centres for the first time...Police forces in England and Wales will for the first time be required to treat violence against women and girls as a ‘national threat’, and ensure victims are protected from harm. Anyone suffering domestic abuse will be able to receive emergency help from 18 job centres across the UK, under the expansion of the Ask for...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee notes with concern...the inadequate handling of cases of gender-based violence against women, in particular sexual and domestic violence, by the police and investigating authorities, such as failure to interview victims and perpetrators separately, complete investigations or refer cases for criminal prosecution [and] the very low numbers of restraining or separation orders for victims of domestic violence issued by the police and of temporary protection orders issued by the courts in such cases, and the ineffective enforcement or monitoring of compliance with those orders, which leaves women who are victims of such violence at risk of revictimization" (7-8). "The Committee recommends that the State party...continue to prioritize efforts to...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee notes with concern...the inadequate handling of cases of gender-based violence against women, in particular sexual and domestic violence, by the police and investigating authorities, such as failure to interview victims and perpetrators separately, complete investigations or refer cases for criminal prosecution [and] the very low numbers of restraining or separation orders for victims of domestic violence issued by the police and of temporary protection orders issued by the courts in such cases, and the ineffective enforcement or monitoring of compliance with those orders, which leaves women who are victims of such violence at risk of revictimization" (7-8). "The Committee recommends that the State party...continue to prioritize efforts to...more
Nov. 5, 2024, 12:44 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
"On the night of 7 March 2017, the young residents [of a domestic violence shelter] started a riot to protest not only their poor living conditions, but also the sexual abuse and rapes they said they had endured at the state-run Virgen de la Asunción shelter in Guatemala City where they were forced to live. Over 100 girls escaped, but they were quickly apprehended by the police and returned to the residence. Fifty-six were then locked up in a classroom for the night, with no access to the bathroom. The next morning, desperate for someone to let them out, one of the teens set fire to a mattress. Nine minutes...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
"On the night of 7 March 2017, the young residents [of a domestic violence shelter] started a riot to protest not only their poor living conditions, but also the sexual abuse and rapes they said they had endured at the state-run Virgen de la Asunción shelter in Guatemala City where they were forced to live. Over 100 girls escaped, but they were quickly apprehended by the police and returned to the residence. Fifty-six were then locked up in a classroom for the night, with no access to the bathroom. The next morning, desperate for someone to let them out, one of the teens set fire to a mattress. Nine minutes...more
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Many Nigerian women stay in abusive relationships because they consider it a shield to protect their children. They want their kids to grow up with both parents in a family unit, regardless of how fragile that unit may be" (para 30). "'Many [women] are scared that if they leave an abusive marriage, their husbands may not allow them to go with the kids, and the new wife of their spouse may maltreat their children. There is also a belief among Nigerians that single mothers will lead their children astray even when there is no empirical support for this,' says Wemimo Oke, a psychologist and marriage counselor. She added that some...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Many Nigerian women stay in abusive relationships because they consider it a shield to protect their children. They want their kids to grow up with both parents in a family unit, regardless of how fragile that unit may be" (para 30). "'Many [women] are scared that if they leave an abusive marriage, their husbands may not allow them to go with the kids, and the new wife of their spouse may maltreat their children. There is also a belief among Nigerians that single mothers will lead their children astray even when there is no empirical support for this,' says Wemimo Oke, a psychologist and marriage counselor. She added that some...more
Nov. 1, 2024, 9:38 a.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Domestic violence refuges are underfunded by the government" (para 7).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Domestic violence refuges are underfunded by the government" (para 7).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In the former government women who were victims of domestic violence and women complainers were kept in safe houses in Kabul and various parts of the country. These houses provided living space for domestic violence victims, particularly women. After August 2021, these houses are closed, and it is unknown where the women who lived there are, or how they are now being treated" (para 7).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"In the former government women who were victims of domestic violence and women complainers were kept in safe houses in Kabul and various parts of the country. These houses provided living space for domestic violence victims, particularly women. After August 2021, these houses are closed, and it is unknown where the women who lived there are, or how they are now being treated" (para 7).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:31 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"NEN [The North East Network] has established safe spaces for village women, known as Grameen Mahila Kendra. They provide psychological care and social services to people experiencing violence at home, work or elsewhere. By involving local workers trusted within their communities, NEN has managed to reach a very vast pool of women" (para 17). "'Not every woman who is battered or abused will go to the station,' she[NEN's Assam project coordinator] said" (para 18). "The latest National Family Health Survey, conducted from 2019 through 2021 and released in 2022, polled Indians about their 'attitude towards wife-beating. The survey found that 45.4% of women and 44.2% of men said it would...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"NEN [The North East Network] has established safe spaces for village women, known as Grameen Mahila Kendra. They provide psychological care and social services to people experiencing violence at home, work or elsewhere. By involving local workers trusted within their communities, NEN has managed to reach a very vast pool of women" (para 17). "'Not every woman who is battered or abused will go to the station,' she[NEN's Assam project coordinator] said" (para 18). "The latest National Family Health Survey, conducted from 2019 through 2021 and released in 2022, polled Indians about their 'attitude towards wife-beating. The survey found that 45.4% of women and 44.2% of men said it would...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"“Many women are now afraid of raising a case against their husband because they have no alternative place to live,” she [Rouhana, director of the NGO Kafa] adds. 'The shelters are almost full'" (para 23).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"“Many women are now afraid of raising a case against their husband because they have no alternative place to live,” she [Rouhana, director of the NGO Kafa] adds. 'The shelters are almost full'" (para 23).
Oct. 10, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
Dr. Gisele Ndaya Luseba, former Minister of Gender, Family, and Children, established a center for women who have experienced domestic and sexual violence where they can receive help. There are four steps to helping these women: psychological help, judicial help (they go after their aggressors), medical help, and reintegration back into society. The first step is psychological help. Because the women who have been raped or experienced sexual violence are very traumatized, they don’t respond when they see a man. They scream and run and try to hide. Thus, in Kinshasa and in the provinces, the center has a psychologist there to help them. The next step is judicial help....more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
Dr. Gisele Ndaya Luseba, former Minister of Gender, Family, and Children, established a center for women who have experienced domestic and sexual violence where they can receive help. There are four steps to helping these women: psychological help, judicial help (they go after their aggressors), medical help, and reintegration back into society. The first step is psychological help. Because the women who have been raped or experienced sexual violence are very traumatized, they don’t respond when they see a man. They scream and run and try to hide. Thus, in Kinshasa and in the provinces, the center has a psychologist there to help them. The next step is judicial help....more
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Between 2010–2012, a project entitled 'Increasing Access to Justice, Psycho-social and Rehabilitative Services for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Domestic Abuse' was implemented. It was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Human Development, the Women’s Department, Youth Enhancement Services (YES), Haven House and WIN-Belize with funding from the U.S. Embassy. It focused on interagency collaboration and support for victims of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic abuse. A total of 68 victims and family members received psycho-social care and legal support" (27). "In 2021, with support from UNICEF, the Gender Advocates Program was launched by the National Women’s Commission and the Women & Family Support Department. Considering low reporting...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Between 2010–2012, a project entitled 'Increasing Access to Justice, Psycho-social and Rehabilitative Services for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Domestic Abuse' was implemented. It was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Human Development, the Women’s Department, Youth Enhancement Services (YES), Haven House and WIN-Belize with funding from the U.S. Embassy. It focused on interagency collaboration and support for victims of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic abuse. A total of 68 victims and family members received psycho-social care and legal support" (27). "In 2021, with support from UNICEF, the Gender Advocates Program was launched by the National Women’s Commission and the Women & Family Support Department. Considering low reporting...more
Oct. 4, 2024, 11:21 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Annually, the Women’s Department conducts sensitization sessions in schools. Between 2012-2021, over 7,278 young people participated (an annual average of over 500). A total of 2559 young people participated in a Gender Awareness Safe School Program in 22 primary and secondary schools. The Love Shouldn’t Hurt Campaign reached 1,745 students in seven secondary schools countrywide. During the reporting period, 7,578 people attended various awareness and training sessions on different types of violence, conflict resolution, sexual and reproductive health, and women’s rights" (26). "In 2010, the Police Department updated its Domestic Violence Protocol and Sexual Violence Protocol to align with the DVA. Since 2010, the Women’s Department has been conducting annual...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Annually, the Women’s Department conducts sensitization sessions in schools. Between 2012-2021, over 7,278 young people participated (an annual average of over 500). A total of 2559 young people participated in a Gender Awareness Safe School Program in 22 primary and secondary schools. The Love Shouldn’t Hurt Campaign reached 1,745 students in seven secondary schools countrywide. During the reporting period, 7,578 people attended various awareness and training sessions on different types of violence, conflict resolution, sexual and reproductive health, and women’s rights" (26). "In 2010, the Police Department updated its Domestic Violence Protocol and Sexual Violence Protocol to align with the DVA. Since 2010, the Women’s Department has been conducting annual...more
Oct. 4, 2024, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Belize continuously conducts public awareness campaigns to send the message that violence against women is unacceptable. Various action plans and national projects outlines awareness-raising efforts. The 2017–2020 National Gender-based Violence Action Plan aims at raising awareness through intense advocacy and communication strategies at the national level. The past two NGBVAP emphasized male allyship and men as targets of prevention campaigns. The Women’s Department reports increases in community awareness of the Domestic Violence Act and available services. However, they noted more awareness in rural communities was need. Thus, the Spotlight Initiative looks at rural and multi-lingual groups" (25-26). "[I]n June of 2021, MHDFIPA Belize commemorated for the first time, World Elder...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Belize continuously conducts public awareness campaigns to send the message that violence against women is unacceptable. Various action plans and national projects outlines awareness-raising efforts. The 2017–2020 National Gender-based Violence Action Plan aims at raising awareness through intense advocacy and communication strategies at the national level. The past two NGBVAP emphasized male allyship and men as targets of prevention campaigns. The Women’s Department reports increases in community awareness of the Domestic Violence Act and available services. However, they noted more awareness in rural communities was need. Thus, the Spotlight Initiative looks at rural and multi-lingual groups" (25-26). "[I]n June of 2021, MHDFIPA Belize commemorated for the first time, World Elder...more
Oct. 4, 2024, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Cognizant that a comprehensive approach is needed and that interventions should include the abuser, the Women’s Department established a Batterers Intervention Program. With support from UN Women through their Partners for Peace Programme, a sixteen-week violence prevention, psycho-educational programme was piloted in 2010. It continued to operate until 2012. Participation was mandated by the court as part of the judgment. Cycle 1 began in 2010 with eight persons, only seven completed the program. In 2011, the second cycle saw the participation of seven persons. In 2020, UN Women Caribbean assessed the program and currently planning to revitalize it in various jurisdictions including Belize. One step taken towards a comprehensive approach...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Cognizant that a comprehensive approach is needed and that interventions should include the abuser, the Women’s Department established a Batterers Intervention Program. With support from UN Women through their Partners for Peace Programme, a sixteen-week violence prevention, psycho-educational programme was piloted in 2010. It continued to operate until 2012. Participation was mandated by the court as part of the judgment. Cycle 1 began in 2010 with eight persons, only seven completed the program. In 2011, the second cycle saw the participation of seven persons. In 2020, UN Women Caribbean assessed the program and currently planning to revitalize it in various jurisdictions including Belize. One step taken towards a comprehensive approach...more
Oct. 4, 2024, 11:19 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Women’s Department and the National Women’s Commission implemented a victims and family support project. Funding was provided by the ENGENDER Rapid Response Facility Resources for the COVID-19 Crisis and the Spotlight Initiative. Six alternative safe spaces were identified and equipped, and three existing safe houses received support either with salaries, supplies, operations, and/or protective equipment. Dignity kits and hygiene packages were distributed to 394 women, girls, older persons, and children. 180 food packages were disbursed to survivors and 90 students received educational assistance and supplies. 160 psychosocial sessions were conducted. Case management support was provided" (20). "Women Development Officers are trained to register complaints, inform clients about their rights,...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Women’s Department and the National Women’s Commission implemented a victims and family support project. Funding was provided by the ENGENDER Rapid Response Facility Resources for the COVID-19 Crisis and the Spotlight Initiative. Six alternative safe spaces were identified and equipped, and three existing safe houses received support either with salaries, supplies, operations, and/or protective equipment. Dignity kits and hygiene packages were distributed to 394 women, girls, older persons, and children. 180 food packages were disbursed to survivors and 90 students received educational assistance and supplies. 160 psychosocial sessions were conducted. Case management support was provided" (20). "Women Development Officers are trained to register complaints, inform clients about their rights,...more
Oct. 4, 2024, 11:19 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Belize Police Department continues to operate Domestic Violence Units in major municipalities. So far, only the Belize City Family Violence Unit works on a 24-hour shift and has an in-house Counsellor. Since 2020, the DMU operates two hotlines in Belize City with a referral system to local police stations. In the other municipalities, specialized Domestic Violence Officers work from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Thus, on weekdays and after hours, the response rest on regular police officers. Therefore, the Women’s Department consistently train the Police Department on gender-based violence protocols and procedures, the referral system, case management and handling of evidence so they can improve the quality of their response" (13)....more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"The Belize Police Department continues to operate Domestic Violence Units in major municipalities. So far, only the Belize City Family Violence Unit works on a 24-hour shift and has an in-house Counsellor. Since 2020, the DMU operates two hotlines in Belize City with a referral system to local police stations. In the other municipalities, specialized Domestic Violence Officers work from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Thus, on weekdays and after hours, the response rest on regular police officers. Therefore, the Women’s Department consistently train the Police Department on gender-based violence protocols and procedures, the referral system, case management and handling of evidence so they can improve the quality of their response" (13)....more
Oct. 4, 2024, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Sexual and domestic violence incidences are recorded at each police station. This data is forwarded to their Joint Intelligence Unit (JICC) through the Crime Information Management System (CIMS) and the Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology Unit through the BHIS" (6). "The 2019–2020 Police Crime Fighting Strategy includes issues such as school truancy, homicide reduction and domestic violence" (10). "Various governmental agencies such as the National Women’s Commission, the Women’s Department, Mental Health Unit, international agencies such as UNICEF, and non-governmental agencies such as Child Development Foundation launched multi-lingual campaigns to raise awareness about gender-based violence and child abuse during the pandemic. Information such as where to get help, mental health, hotlines,...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Sexual and domestic violence incidences are recorded at each police station. This data is forwarded to their Joint Intelligence Unit (JICC) through the Crime Information Management System (CIMS) and the Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology Unit through the BHIS" (6). "The 2019–2020 Police Crime Fighting Strategy includes issues such as school truancy, homicide reduction and domestic violence" (10). "Various governmental agencies such as the National Women’s Commission, the Women’s Department, Mental Health Unit, international agencies such as UNICEF, and non-governmental agencies such as Child Development Foundation launched multi-lingual campaigns to raise awareness about gender-based violence and child abuse during the pandemic. Information such as where to get help, mental health, hotlines,...more
Sept. 5, 2024, 1 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
“[S]tatistics from victim-survivors via the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show 75 per cent of respondents reported their perpetrator as male, while 25 per cent reported them to be female. But the rate for male perpetration is actually much higher, explains Dr Brown, for a number of reasons…And as most victim-survivors don't report to authorities – or anyone at all – police and legal data are limited sources of information on perpetration, Dr Brown says” (12-13, 16).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
“[S]tatistics from victim-survivors via the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show 75 per cent of respondents reported their perpetrator as male, while 25 per cent reported them to be female. But the rate for male perpetration is actually much higher, explains Dr Brown, for a number of reasons…And as most victim-survivors don't report to authorities – or anyone at all – police and legal data are limited sources of information on perpetration, Dr Brown says” (12-13, 16).