Latest items for IIP-PRACTICE-2
April 12, 2024, 5:41 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[M]any Malaysian mothers took to social media to show that their cases are still pending" (para 14). This is a virtual protest towards the citizenship of their children (MV-coder comment).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[M]any Malaysian mothers took to social media to show that their cases are still pending" (para 14). This is a virtual protest towards the citizenship of their children (MV-coder comment).
April 12, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Thousands of Australian men are using [Technology Facilitated Abuse] to menace and control their current or former domestic partners" (para 2). This is being done in public domain (MV-coder comment). "It is not uncommon for tracking devices to be found in children's toys or attached to a woman's car" (para 23). “Increasingly, the perpetrators' access to technology is used to disrupt women's performance at work, to jeopardise or even prompt termination of her employment for unprofessionalism or unreliability" (para 46).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Thousands of Australian men are using [Technology Facilitated Abuse] to menace and control their current or former domestic partners" (para 2). This is being done in public domain (MV-coder comment). "It is not uncommon for tracking devices to be found in children's toys or attached to a woman's car" (para 23). “Increasingly, the perpetrators' access to technology is used to disrupt women's performance at work, to jeopardise or even prompt termination of her employment for unprofessionalism or unreliability" (para 46).
April 12, 2024, 2:43 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"An embittered ex, whose threat was previously mitigated by removal from the family home, is newly empowered by technology and able to exercise his vengeance and seek to regain control of his former partner remotely" (para 59). "[Fixated] threat offenders become increasingly focused and determined to reconcile, and also to harm the victim's reputation and social relationships" (para 73). "[Perpetrators] may start off with menacing texts and social media posts, graduate to stalking via spyware, and then to explicit threats and the decision to use physical force [on female victims]. On such a trajectory, the next step could well be lethal" (para 77).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"An embittered ex, whose threat was previously mitigated by removal from the family home, is newly empowered by technology and able to exercise his vengeance and seek to regain control of his former partner remotely" (para 59). "[Fixated] threat offenders become increasingly focused and determined to reconcile, and also to harm the victim's reputation and social relationships" (para 73). "[Perpetrators] may start off with menacing texts and social media posts, graduate to stalking via spyware, and then to explicit threats and the decision to use physical force [on female victims]. On such a trajectory, the next step could well be lethal" (para 77).
April 12, 2024, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Fitzpatrick, who instigated the analysis while at Commonwealth Bank, says she herself read 900 messages sent with one cent payments, with notes such as 'I'm standing out the front' or 'I'm going to kill you'" (para 32).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Fitzpatrick, who instigated the analysis while at Commonwealth Bank, says she herself read 900 messages sent with one cent payments, with notes such as 'I'm standing out the front' or 'I'm going to kill you'" (para 32).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[T]here was a low number of complaints of discrimination on the basis of sex or gender overall, due in part to the absence of regional and local branches of the Office" (4).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[T]here was a low number of complaints of discrimination on the basis of sex or gender overall, due in part to the absence of regional and local branches of the Office" (4).
Feb. 20, 2024, 9:55 a.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"As Hope* arrived to start her cleaning shift, her eyes anxiously scanned the room. If she spotted him, her heart sank. She might spend the next eight hours dodging his requests for a date, for a kiss, for more than that" (para 5). "Women working in the global hospitality industry are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment and gender-based violence. A survey by the Unite union into gender-based violence in hospitality industries found that over half of respondents had directly experienced sexual harassment and assault in their workplaces" (para 9). "The Fuller Project and the Guardian spoke with five women, including Hope, employed at different hotels in Qatar between 2017 and...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"As Hope* arrived to start her cleaning shift, her eyes anxiously scanned the room. If she spotted him, her heart sank. She might spend the next eight hours dodging his requests for a date, for a kiss, for more than that" (para 5). "Women working in the global hospitality industry are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment and gender-based violence. A survey by the Unite union into gender-based violence in hospitality industries found that over half of respondents had directly experienced sexual harassment and assault in their workplaces" (para 9). "The Fuller Project and the Guardian spoke with five women, including Hope, employed at different hotels in Qatar between 2017 and...more
Feb. 11, 2024, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Afghan women hold educational documents during a protest as they demand the Taliban government provide them with job opportunities in Kabul last month" (para 19).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Afghan women hold educational documents during a protest as they demand the Taliban government provide them with job opportunities in Kabul last month" (para 19).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[No] effective measures [have been adopted] for the protection of women politicians, journalists, human rights defenders and women’s non-governmental organizations to enable them to freely undertake their important work without fear or threat of violence or harassment [in public]" (7).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[No] effective measures [have been adopted] for the protection of women politicians, journalists, human rights defenders and women’s non-governmental organizations to enable them to freely undertake their important work without fear or threat of violence or harassment [in public]" (7).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Four decades of brutal policing have also given unofficial permission to ordinary citizens whose religious and political ideologies align with the regime to take matters into their own hands. Long before the death of Mahsa Amini ignited the current uprising, a woman could be harassed for her appearances by any passerby merely because the government justifies policing women’s bodies. Videos of citizens arguing or physically confronting each other circulate on social media almost daily" (para 16).
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Four decades of brutal policing have also given unofficial permission to ordinary citizens whose religious and political ideologies align with the regime to take matters into their own hands. Long before the death of Mahsa Amini ignited the current uprising, a woman could be harassed for her appearances by any passerby merely because the government justifies policing women’s bodies. Videos of citizens arguing or physically confronting each other circulate on social media almost daily" (para 16).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Victims of harassment could also apply for Protection Orders requiring harassers to stop the harassing behaviour; and to prevent the spread of harassing communication" (36).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Victims of harassment could also apply for Protection Orders requiring harassers to stop the harassing behaviour; and to prevent the spread of harassing communication" (36).
Dec. 21, 2023, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"She is now in hiding, living in fear for her safety and still suffering the consequences of her arrest following the Asian Champions League game against Qatar’s Al Saad back in August 2019"(para 16). "Khodayari, who suffered from bipolar disorder, was spotted by security guards trying to attend an Asian Champions League match in March 2019 and was charged with 'committing a sinful act by appearing in public without a hijab', as well as 'insulting officials'" (para 24).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"She is now in hiding, living in fear for her safety and still suffering the consequences of her arrest following the Asian Champions League game against Qatar’s Al Saad back in August 2019"(para 16). "Khodayari, who suffered from bipolar disorder, was spotted by security guards trying to attend an Asian Champions League match in March 2019 and was charged with 'committing a sinful act by appearing in public without a hijab', as well as 'insulting officials'" (para 24).
Dec. 20, 2023, 11:14 a.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Mr. Montazeri’s comments appeared to suggest the government was making its first major concession to the protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, in September in the custody of the morality police. The unrest has become one of the biggest challenges in decades to Iran’s system of authoritarian clerical rule"(para 8). "There have been many reports from residents of Iran that the morality police have scarcely been seen on the streets since the protests erupted nearly three months ago, and women have increasingly been appearing in public with their hair uncovered. But other security forces, including the notorious Basij militiamen, have been beating and arresting women who...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Mr. Montazeri’s comments appeared to suggest the government was making its first major concession to the protest movement ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, in September in the custody of the morality police. The unrest has become one of the biggest challenges in decades to Iran’s system of authoritarian clerical rule"(para 8). "There have been many reports from residents of Iran that the morality police have scarcely been seen on the streets since the protests erupted nearly three months ago, and women have increasingly been appearing in public with their hair uncovered. But other security forces, including the notorious Basij militiamen, have been beating and arresting women who...more
Dec. 20, 2023, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: France
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Women are being targeted by new forms of harassment including online violence, verbal abuse on social media and pornography with 'barbaric' content, it said. The survey also detected a male 'backlash' across French society to the #MeToo movement, with 'macho raids' on social media seeking 'to reduce women to silence or discredit them'. It stated that situations of 'discrimination, violence and harassment' have reached 'alarming proportions'" (para 2-3). "The study of 2,500 people by the High Authority on Equality (HCE), a consultative body, found sexist behaviour increasing in 'all spheres', with many men believing violent and discriminatory behaviour to be acceptable. Older men often remained stuck in conservative attitudes towards...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Women are being targeted by new forms of harassment including online violence, verbal abuse on social media and pornography with 'barbaric' content, it said. The survey also detected a male 'backlash' across French society to the #MeToo movement, with 'macho raids' on social media seeking 'to reduce women to silence or discredit them'. It stated that situations of 'discrimination, violence and harassment' have reached 'alarming proportions'" (para 2-3). "The study of 2,500 people by the High Authority on Equality (HCE), a consultative body, found sexist behaviour increasing in 'all spheres', with many men believing violent and discriminatory behaviour to be acceptable. Older men often remained stuck in conservative attitudes towards...more
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Men will catcall or harass you if you do not wear a hijab" (75).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Men will catcall or harass you if you do not wear a hijab" (75).
Nov. 22, 2023, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[P]hotos circulated on social media of a woman who had taken off and held aloft her headscarf on Enghelab (Revolution) Street in Tehran. Since then, dozens of “Girls of Revolution Street” have taken their headscarves off while standing on electric utility boxes across the country and more than 35 women have been arrested by Iranian officials protesting Iran’s compulsory hijab" (108).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[P]hotos circulated on social media of a woman who had taken off and held aloft her headscarf on Enghelab (Revolution) Street in Tehran. Since then, dozens of “Girls of Revolution Street” have taken their headscarves off while standing on electric utility boxes across the country and more than 35 women have been arrested by Iranian officials protesting Iran’s compulsory hijab" (108).
Nov. 22, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Since at least 2008, Iranian young women and men have been protesting against the government’s control of women’s bodies, especially the government’s mandatory dress codes... Human Rights Watch reported in 2018 that a number of women had been arrested peacefully protesting against the dress code" (108).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Since at least 2008, Iranian young women and men have been protesting against the government’s control of women’s bodies, especially the government’s mandatory dress codes... Human Rights Watch reported in 2018 that a number of women had been arrested peacefully protesting against the dress code" (108).
Nov. 22, 2023, 11:55 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Since the start of the Ramadan fasting month in August 2010, Human Rights Watch has received numerous reports from Chechnya about women being harassed on the streets of Grozny, the Chechen republic's capital, for not covering their hair or wearing clothes deemed too revealing" (104).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Since the start of the Ramadan fasting month in August 2010, Human Rights Watch has received numerous reports from Chechnya about women being harassed on the streets of Grozny, the Chechen republic's capital, for not covering their hair or wearing clothes deemed too revealing" (104).
Nov. 21, 2023, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"That makes any woman still fighting for her rights potentially subversive, particularly at a time when Xi is openly distrustful of any civil organising" (para. 17). "There have been repeated crackdowns on feminists, including arrests of women protesting against issues that do not obviously challenge the political system, such as sexual harassment. China’s #MeToo movement has made little progress" (para. 18). "Peng went missing for weeks after making her accusations on social media. She was eventually seen in public after a high-profile international campaign, organised under the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai, but has since kept a very low profile and said her post was misunderstood, while he still commands the political stage"...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"That makes any woman still fighting for her rights potentially subversive, particularly at a time when Xi is openly distrustful of any civil organising" (para. 17). "There have been repeated crackdowns on feminists, including arrests of women protesting against issues that do not obviously challenge the political system, such as sexual harassment. China’s #MeToo movement has made little progress" (para. 18). "Peng went missing for weeks after making her accusations on social media. She was eventually seen in public after a high-profile international campaign, organised under the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai, but has since kept a very low profile and said her post was misunderstood, while he still commands the political stage"...more
Nov. 3, 2023, 5 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"For women especially, going outside the house is a risk. So is fleeing: Gangs use the threat of rape to stop communities from abandoning the areas they control" (para 13). "'Sexual violence is a way to paralyze, to scare people. The minute there’s an increase in sexual violence, everyone stops moving, people don’t go to work because they’re scared,' Michel said. 'It’s a weapon, it’s a way to send a message'" (para 24).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"For women especially, going outside the house is a risk. So is fleeing: Gangs use the threat of rape to stop communities from abandoning the areas they control" (para 13). "'Sexual violence is a way to paralyze, to scare people. The minute there’s an increase in sexual violence, everyone stops moving, people don’t go to work because they’re scared,' Michel said. 'It’s a weapon, it’s a way to send a message'" (para 24).
Nov. 3, 2023, 4:52 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"For one thing, I became more confident since I don't have to worry about getting unwanted stares from men. I can wear tight outfits such as leggings, cycling pants and tank tops without feeling self-conscious,' she said" (para 2). The fact that women are conscious about their clothes in public because they know they would be looked at by men in an inappropriate way tells us that there is a prevalence of men harassing women in public (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "Experts view that the main reason why more women are opting for single-sex facilities is the fear of becoming the victim of sex offenses such as voyeurism, stalking and...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"For one thing, I became more confident since I don't have to worry about getting unwanted stares from men. I can wear tight outfits such as leggings, cycling pants and tank tops without feeling self-conscious,' she said" (para 2). The fact that women are conscious about their clothes in public because they know they would be looked at by men in an inappropriate way tells us that there is a prevalence of men harassing women in public (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "Experts view that the main reason why more women are opting for single-sex facilities is the fear of becoming the victim of sex offenses such as voyeurism, stalking and...more
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
“As she wanders through the dark alleys of her local food market, dressed in a black baseball cap, oversized jeans, and a T-shirt, she tries to disguise herself as she recounts her experience. This is a small town, and she has done something she could have been fired for. She filmed everything and reported the bank to the government, to be investigated” (para 4). This woman disguises herself in public, assumably because she fears harassment of some kind after she spoke out on gender issues. Women who speak out on gender issues may not be free to move about in public (ET - CODER COMMENT). “To this can be added...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
“As she wanders through the dark alleys of her local food market, dressed in a black baseball cap, oversized jeans, and a T-shirt, she tries to disguise herself as she recounts her experience. This is a small town, and she has done something she could have been fired for. She filmed everything and reported the bank to the government, to be investigated” (para 4). This woman disguises herself in public, assumably because she fears harassment of some kind after she spoke out on gender issues. Women who speak out on gender issues may not be free to move about in public (ET - CODER COMMENT). “To this can be added...more
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[A]ll forms of gender-based violence against women and girls in the public and private spheres [are not prohibited]" (7).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"[A]ll forms of gender-based violence against women and girls in the public and private spheres [are not prohibited]" (7).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"While reports of sexual harassment were common, no cases had been filed as of November" (9).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"While reports of sexual harassment were common, no cases had been filed as of November" (9).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Sexual harassment was common and not illegal. It may be prosecuted, however, under assault and battery and defamation statutes" (19).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Sexual harassment was common and not illegal. It may be prosecuted, however, under assault and battery and defamation statutes" (19).
Sept. 12, 2023, 11:48 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Since 2015, women's rights in China have been rolled back under Xi Jinping, starting with the arrest of five female activists for 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' after planning a multi-city protest aimed at bringing an end to sexual harassment on public transport" (para 10).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"Since 2015, women's rights in China have been rolled back under Xi Jinping, starting with the arrest of five female activists for 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' after planning a multi-city protest aimed at bringing an end to sexual harassment on public transport" (para 10).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The government does not have any permanent programs on sexual harassment [against women] but conducts campaigns and activities" (12).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The government does not have any permanent programs on sexual harassment [against women] but conducts campaigns and activities" (12).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee is concerned that women and girls with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons continue to face intersecting forms of discrimination and gender-based violence" (12). There are no measures in place to help women and girls achieve substantive equality (MV- coder comment).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee is concerned that women and girls with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons continue to face intersecting forms of discrimination and gender-based violence" (12). There are no measures in place to help women and girls achieve substantive equality (MV- coder comment).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"In addition, there are special events to promote the rights of women and girls (International Women’s Day, International Day of Rural Women, International Day of the Girl Child, and the international campaign for 16 days of activism against violence against women)." (16).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"In addition, there are special events to promote the rights of women and girls (International Women’s Day, International Day of Rural Women, International Day of the Girl Child, and the international campaign for 16 days of activism against violence against women)." (16).
July 30, 2023, 5:37 a.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Videos have circulated for days of abuse being hurled from the windows of an all-male student building late on Sunday at women in the block opposite." (Parag. 2) "Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez criticised the "sexist, inexplicable, unjustified and absolutely repugnant behaviour". (Parag. 3) "It has drawn political condemnation and triggered widespread debate." (Parag. 4) "Socialist party prime minister Mr Sánchez said: "We should not give any excuse for these behaviours which surely don't represent the general feeling of Spanish society...I think it's important that all political parties and the media express a clear 'no' to these macho behaviours, and do not give a take a single step back on real...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Videos have circulated for days of abuse being hurled from the windows of an all-male student building late on Sunday at women in the block opposite." (Parag. 2) "Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez criticised the "sexist, inexplicable, unjustified and absolutely repugnant behaviour". (Parag. 3) "It has drawn political condemnation and triggered widespread debate." (Parag. 4) "Socialist party prime minister Mr Sánchez said: "We should not give any excuse for these behaviours which surely don't represent the general feeling of Spanish society...I think it's important that all political parties and the media express a clear 'no' to these macho behaviours, and do not give a take a single step back on real...more
July 12, 2023, 10:36 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Videos have circulated for days of abuse being hurled from the windows of an all-male student building late on Sunday at women in the block opposite." (Parag. 2) "Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez criticised the "sexist, inexplicable, unjustified and absolutely repugnant behaviour". (Parag. 3) "It has drawn political condemnation and triggered widespread debate." (Parag. 4) "Socialist party prime minister Mr Sánchez said: "We should not give any excuse for these behaviours which surely don't represent the general feeling of Spanish society...I think it's important that all political parties and the media express a clear 'no' to these macho behaviours, and do not give a take a single step back on real...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Videos have circulated for days of abuse being hurled from the windows of an all-male student building late on Sunday at women in the block opposite." (Parag. 2) "Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez criticised the "sexist, inexplicable, unjustified and absolutely repugnant behaviour". (Parag. 3) "It has drawn political condemnation and triggered widespread debate." (Parag. 4) "Socialist party prime minister Mr Sánchez said: "We should not give any excuse for these behaviours which surely don't represent the general feeling of Spanish society...I think it's important that all political parties and the media express a clear 'no' to these macho behaviours, and do not give a take a single step back on real...more