Latest items for UVAW-PRACTICE-1
April 28, 2026, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Solomon Islands
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"63 per cent of men think it is acceptable to hit a woman in certain circumstances" (Para 56). "[W]hile abusive men can be issued with a notice to cease contact for 21 days, many female victims will return to the station later asking to have their complaint withdrawn, often for financial reasons" (Para 62).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"63 per cent of men think it is acceptable to hit a woman in certain circumstances" (Para 56). "[W]hile abusive men can be issued with a notice to cease contact for 21 days, many female victims will return to the station later asking to have their complaint withdrawn, often for financial reasons" (Para 62).
April 28, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'In these settlements, I think out of every 100 women, 99 of them experience violence,' Lorena adds" (Para 16). "Fijian officials told parliament that gender-based violence was costing the country 7 per cent of GDP per year, with similar costs estimated for other Pacific countries, too" (Para 26). "At the macro level it’s often things like poverty and unemployment, and cultural norms about the role of women in families, that perpetuate their inferiority to men to justify or normalise violence. Then there are individual factors like addiction and substance abuse" (Para 30-31). "In PNG, more than 1.5 million women will experience violence every year — and support services struggle, and...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"'In these settlements, I think out of every 100 women, 99 of them experience violence,' Lorena adds" (Para 16). "Fijian officials told parliament that gender-based violence was costing the country 7 per cent of GDP per year, with similar costs estimated for other Pacific countries, too" (Para 26). "At the macro level it’s often things like poverty and unemployment, and cultural norms about the role of women in families, that perpetuate their inferiority to men to justify or normalise violence. Then there are individual factors like addiction and substance abuse" (Para 30-31). "In PNG, more than 1.5 million women will experience violence every year — and support services struggle, and...more
April 28, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Fiji
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Fijian officials told parliament that gender-based violence was costing the country 7 per cent of GDP per year, with similar costs estimated for other Pacific countries, too" (Para 26). "At the macro level it’s often things like poverty and unemployment, and cultural norms about the role of women in families, that perpetuate their inferiority to men to justify or normalise violence. Then there are individual factors like addiction and substance abuse" (Para 30-31).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Fijian officials told parliament that gender-based violence was costing the country 7 per cent of GDP per year, with similar costs estimated for other Pacific countries, too" (Para 26). "At the macro level it’s often things like poverty and unemployment, and cultural norms about the role of women in families, that perpetuate their inferiority to men to justify or normalise violence. Then there are individual factors like addiction and substance abuse" (Para 30-31).
April 28, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[G]ender-based violence, often manifested as domestic violence" (Para 10).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[G]ender-based violence, often manifested as domestic violence" (Para 10).
Jan. 5, 2026, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"For instance, the last Conservative government in 2023 said violence againstwomen and girls was a priority but it was underfunded. She quotes onewitness describing the prevention eff orts as “a bit like a puffball”, looking “very big, but there’s nothing there”" (2).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"For instance, the last Conservative government in 2023 said violence againstwomen and girls was a priority but it was underfunded. She quotes onewitness describing the prevention eff orts as “a bit like a puffball”, looking “very big, but there’s nothing there”" (2).
Dec. 17, 2025, 9:29 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019-2020, there were 759 cases [of violence], where victims were women" (20).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019-2020, there were 759 cases [of violence], where victims were women" (20).
Dec. 2, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Violence against women and girls is a 'national emergency' with almost 3,000 crimes recorded every day, a leading police chief warned in a new report. Police recorded more than a million crimes against women and girls in 2022/23 - accounting for almost a fifth of all offences excluding fraud. Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) has reached 'epidemic' levels, with at least one in twelve females becoming a victim each year, the deputy chief executive of the College of Policing said" (para 1-3). "Deputy chief constable Maggie Blyth also warned that online influencers like Andrew Tate could radicalise young men into extreme misogyny in the same way terrorists draw in...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Violence against women and girls is a 'national emergency' with almost 3,000 crimes recorded every day, a leading police chief warned in a new report. Police recorded more than a million crimes against women and girls in 2022/23 - accounting for almost a fifth of all offences excluding fraud. Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) has reached 'epidemic' levels, with at least one in twelve females becoming a victim each year, the deputy chief executive of the College of Policing said" (para 1-3). "Deputy chief constable Maggie Blyth also warned that online influencers like Andrew Tate could radicalise young men into extreme misogyny in the same way terrorists draw in...more
Oct. 25, 2025, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl" (para 1). "The protesters have called on the South African government to declare gender-based violence a national crisis and impose the harshest sentences on those convicted of related crimes. While the attack on the 7-year-old girl was in November, her mother has recently been speaking out frequently, saying she has felt let down by the justice system" (para 5). "Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, deputy leader of the political party Build One SA, said the government should declare a state...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl" (para 1). "The protesters have called on the South African government to declare gender-based violence a national crisis and impose the harshest sentences on those convicted of related crimes. While the attack on the 7-year-old girl was in November, her mother has recently been speaking out frequently, saying she has felt let down by the justice system" (para 5). "Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster, deputy leader of the political party Build One SA, said the government should declare a state...more
Oct. 17, 2025, 4:31 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Ecuador’s Women’s Ministry and Tourism Ministry both said in statements that they recognise the pressing issue of gender violence, citing specialised training for public officials, and technical assistance to improve institutional responses to cases" (para. 17).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Ecuador’s Women’s Ministry and Tourism Ministry both said in statements that they recognise the pressing issue of gender violence, citing specialised training for public officials, and technical assistance to improve institutional responses to cases" (para. 17).
Oct. 17, 2025, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Additionally, gender-based violence is a reality for many women [in Indonesia], with 348,446 recorded cases in 2017" (para. 6).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Additionally, gender-based violence is a reality for many women [in Indonesia], with 348,446 recorded cases in 2017" (para. 6).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[South Korea] is considered exceptionally safe, except that nearly 90 percent of violent crimes are committed against women" (para 12).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[South Korea] is considered exceptionally safe, except that nearly 90 percent of violent crimes are committed against women" (para 12).
Oct. 10, 2025, 9:11 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
" An estimated 34% of women [in Kenya] have experienced physical violence at some point in their lives" (para. 5).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
" An estimated 34% of women [in Kenya] have experienced physical violence at some point in their lives" (para. 5).
May 1, 2025, 5:12 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"At the same time, more than 4 out of 5 Indigenous women experience violence in their lifetimes" (par. 8).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"At the same time, more than 4 out of 5 Indigenous women experience violence in their lifetimes" (par. 8).
May 1, 2025, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Today, Ukraine controls at least a quarter of the global market—despite being home to fewer than one percent of the world’s population. Alongside the industry’s rise, a seedy medical underworld filled with patient abuse and corruption took hold of the country" (par. 4). "While BioTexCom’s website boasts that the company has given “the joy of parenthood” to thousands of couples around the world, its true history and operations reveal a gut-wrenching pattern of abuse, secrecy, malpractice, and even allegations of human trafficking" (par. 17).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Today, Ukraine controls at least a quarter of the global market—despite being home to fewer than one percent of the world’s population. Alongside the industry’s rise, a seedy medical underworld filled with patient abuse and corruption took hold of the country" (par. 4). "While BioTexCom’s website boasts that the company has given “the joy of parenthood” to thousands of couples around the world, its true history and operations reveal a gut-wrenching pattern of abuse, secrecy, malpractice, and even allegations of human trafficking" (par. 17).
May 1, 2025, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"However, crimes against women, caste crimes and digital fraud increased, according to the Crime in India Report 2022" (par. 3). "With over 11,000 cases, Delhi accounted for the highest number of violent crimes among all metropolises. Mumbai followed with about 5,000 such cases. Over 2,000 cases were reported from Bengaluru and Pune each. Violent crimes include murder, infanticide, foeticide, dowry deaths, grievous hurt, kidnapping and abduction, rape, rioting, and robbery among others" (par. 11-13). "Meanwhile, disposal of crimes against women worsened even as they accounted for about a tenth of all the crimes registered. Over 365,000 cases of crimes against women were recorded in 2022, or an average of 1,001...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"However, crimes against women, caste crimes and digital fraud increased, according to the Crime in India Report 2022" (par. 3). "With over 11,000 cases, Delhi accounted for the highest number of violent crimes among all metropolises. Mumbai followed with about 5,000 such cases. Over 2,000 cases were reported from Bengaluru and Pune each. Violent crimes include murder, infanticide, foeticide, dowry deaths, grievous hurt, kidnapping and abduction, rape, rioting, and robbery among others" (par. 11-13). "Meanwhile, disposal of crimes against women worsened even as they accounted for about a tenth of all the crimes registered. Over 365,000 cases of crimes against women were recorded in 2022, or an average of 1,001...more
April 4, 2025, 9:14 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Public Prosecution Service reports that 6,868 cases involving acts of violence against women were brought before the ordinary courts between June 2019 and July 2020; of these, 43 per cent involved physical violence, 30 per cent were offences against the sexual freedom of women and 26 per cent were offences regulated by the Special Comprehensive Act on a Violence-Free Life for Women (not including femicide)" (27).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Public Prosecution Service reports that 6,868 cases involving acts of violence against women were brought before the ordinary courts between June 2019 and July 2020; of these, 43 per cent involved physical violence, 30 per cent were offences against the sexual freedom of women and 26 per cent were offences regulated by the Special Comprehensive Act on a Violence-Free Life for Women (not including femicide)" (27).
April 2, 2025, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry of Women reports that during the state of emergency declared by the Covid-19 pandemic, between March 17 and June 28, 2020, it provided 2,322 services through its hotline and in coordination with the National System of Emergency Care, 911. Of these, 1,262 referred to physical, psychological, verbal and property violence. They also provided protection from extreme violence to 1,241 women and their children under 13. Half of this figure, 662, was received in June alone, when confinement and curfews were relaxed 12. The services of the Línea Mujer *212 and Las Casas de Acogida, declared as essential services during the pandemic" (5).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry of Women reports that during the state of emergency declared by the Covid-19 pandemic, between March 17 and June 28, 2020, it provided 2,322 services through its hotline and in coordination with the National System of Emergency Care, 911. Of these, 1,262 referred to physical, psychological, verbal and property violence. They also provided protection from extreme violence to 1,241 women and their children under 13. Half of this figure, 662, was received in June alone, when confinement and curfews were relaxed 12. The services of the Línea Mujer *212 and Las Casas de Acogida, declared as essential services during the pandemic" (5).
March 28, 2025, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The country is considered exceptionally safe, except that nearly 90 percent of violent crimes are committed against women" (para 12).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The country is considered exceptionally safe, except that nearly 90 percent of violent crimes are committed against women" (para 12).
March 28, 2025, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned, however, about the high levels of gender-based violence against women, which have been exacerbated since the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It notes with concern the inadequate progress made in addressing the disproportionate levels of violence experienced by disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women and girls in all areas of their lives and who are also facing historical and intersecting forms of discrimination, namely indigenous and Afro-Peruvian women, women with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons, rural women, refugee and migrant women and women and girls in detention" (4).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee is concerned, however, about the high levels of gender-based violence against women, which have been exacerbated since the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It notes with concern the inadequate progress made in addressing the disproportionate levels of violence experienced by disadvantaged and marginalized groups of women and girls in all areas of their lives and who are also facing historical and intersecting forms of discrimination, namely indigenous and Afro-Peruvian women, women with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons, rural women, refugee and migrant women and women and girls in detention" (4).
March 21, 2025, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"CAR is one of the most dangerous places in the world for women. Every hour, two people in the poverty-stricken nation are subjected to gender-based violence, according to a UN report, which drew its statistics only from cases where the survivors allowed their information to be shared" (para 11).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"CAR is one of the most dangerous places in the world for women. Every hour, two people in the poverty-stricken nation are subjected to gender-based violence, according to a UN report, which drew its statistics only from cases where the survivors allowed their information to be shared" (para 11).
March 15, 2025, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There are] long delays in establishing specialized courts for dealing with cases of gender-based violence and a special fund to support women victims of gender-based violence" (7).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"[There are] long delays in establishing specialized courts for dealing with cases of gender-based violence and a special fund to support women victims of gender-based violence" (7).
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Between January 2014 and September 2020, the Public Prosecutor’s General Office for the Protection of the Family and Women dealt with a total of 399,742 cases of gender-based violence covered by various laws" (12). According to Table 1, titled “Cases involving crimes specified in the Act on Women’s Right to a Life Free from Violence: Office of the Public Prosecutor,” there were 1,439 obscene act cases in 2014, 1,017 cases in 2015, 700 cases in 2016, 565 cases in 2017, 473 cases in 2018, 545 cases in 2019, and 311 cases in 2020. There were also 6,574 threat cases in 2014, 15,177 such cases in 2015, 13,042 cases in 2016,...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Between January 2014 and September 2020, the Public Prosecutor’s General Office for the Protection of the Family and Women dealt with a total of 399,742 cases of gender-based violence covered by various laws" (12). According to Table 1, titled “Cases involving crimes specified in the Act on Women’s Right to a Life Free from Violence: Office of the Public Prosecutor,” there were 1,439 obscene act cases in 2014, 1,017 cases in 2015, 700 cases in 2016, 565 cases in 2017, 473 cases in 2018, 545 cases in 2019, and 311 cases in 2020. There were also 6,574 threat cases in 2014, 15,177 such cases in 2015, 13,042 cases in 2016,...more
March 11, 2025, 5:10 p.m.
Countries: Iceland
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"Despite being considered a global leader on gender equality, topping the 2023 World Economic Forum’s global gender gap rankings for the 14th consecutive year, in some professions Icelandic women still earn 21% less than men, and more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, UVAW-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-DATA-1
"Despite being considered a global leader on gender equality, topping the 2023 World Economic Forum’s global gender gap rankings for the 14th consecutive year, in some professions Icelandic women still earn 21% less than men, and more than 40% of women have experienced gender-based or sexual violence" (par. 5).
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Through Ministerial Decision No. 267 of the Ministry of Public Health, the regulation was issued in 2018 for the implementation of primary health care services and a single form for alleged cases of gender-based violence and serious human rights violations, and their information management model. The total number of cases addressed in 2015 was 24,300; 23,238 in 2016; 24,146 in 2017; 33,773 in 2018; and 29,456 in 2019. In the period from 2016 to 2019, the Public Defender Service dealt with 76,356 requests for assistance to victims of gender-based violence" (14). "The decentralized autonomous government of the municipality of Archidona has trained the Cantonal Board for Rights Protection and the...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Through Ministerial Decision No. 267 of the Ministry of Public Health, the regulation was issued in 2018 for the implementation of primary health care services and a single form for alleged cases of gender-based violence and serious human rights violations, and their information management model. The total number of cases addressed in 2015 was 24,300; 23,238 in 2016; 24,146 in 2017; 33,773 in 2018; and 29,456 in 2019. In the period from 2016 to 2019, the Public Defender Service dealt with 76,356 requests for assistance to victims of gender-based violence" (14). "The decentralized autonomous government of the municipality of Archidona has trained the Cantonal Board for Rights Protection and the...more
March 3, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Ensure that women and girls with disabilities have adequate access to the labour market, as well as to justice and victim support services when they have experienced gender-based violence, and that they may freely decide where and with whom they choose to live" (Page 15). "The Committee notes with concern that lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women face high levels of gender-based violence" (Page 16).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Ensure that women and girls with disabilities have adequate access to the labour market, as well as to justice and victim support services when they have experienced gender-based violence, and that they may freely decide where and with whom they choose to live" (Page 15). "The Committee notes with concern that lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women face high levels of gender-based violence" (Page 16).
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:47 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In neighbouring South Korea, where societal changes have also produced a challenge to traditional gender roles, lawmakers have recently grappled with the phenomenon of 'semen terrorism' and whether it should be treated as a sex crime" (para 3).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In neighbouring South Korea, where societal changes have also produced a challenge to traditional gender roles, lawmakers have recently grappled with the phenomenon of 'semen terrorism' and whether it should be treated as a sex crime" (para 3).
Feb. 28, 2025, 11:46 a.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"More alarmingly, a toxic mix of intense social isolation and changing gender dynamics has contributed to several cases of 'incels' – involuntarily celibate young men – violently targeting women" (para 2). "In July, an Osaka man was arrested for smearing his own excrement on a young woman’s shoulder bag as she walked on the street. He told police that he was suffering from stress and had 'ill will' towards women" (para 8). "There has definitely been an increase in incidents in the last 18 months or so,” he said. “In the past, something like [Tsushima’s attack] was virtually unheard of, but the media have coined a new term for this,...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"More alarmingly, a toxic mix of intense social isolation and changing gender dynamics has contributed to several cases of 'incels' – involuntarily celibate young men – violently targeting women" (para 2). "In July, an Osaka man was arrested for smearing his own excrement on a young woman’s shoulder bag as she walked on the street. He told police that he was suffering from stress and had 'ill will' towards women" (para 8). "There has definitely been an increase in incidents in the last 18 months or so,” he said. “In the past, something like [Tsushima’s attack] was virtually unheard of, but the media have coined a new term for this,...more
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:40 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Despite claims by officials in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea) that gender equality has been achieved, North Korean women and girls are subject to intense and pervasive human rights abuses including sexual and gender-based violence, widespread discrimination, and enforcement of rigid gender stereotypes" (par. 1).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"Despite claims by officials in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea) that gender equality has been achieved, North Korean women and girls are subject to intense and pervasive human rights abuses including sexual and gender-based violence, widespread discrimination, and enforcement of rigid gender stereotypes" (par. 1).
Feb. 26, 2025, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019, the provincial and municipal offices of the Ministry of Women provided direct assistance to 5,072 people. In 4,575 of those cases, or 90.2 per cent, the services were requested by women, and in 2,582 cases, or 50.9 per cent, the recipients of the services had suffered violence at some point in their lives. Of those victims of violence, 25.6 per cent requested legal assistance, 70.8 per cent requested psychological assistance and 3.4 per cent requested other information. A total of 63.0 per cent of women users who suffered some form of violence were under 35 years of age. A total of 94.5 per cent of victims had a...more
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019, the provincial and municipal offices of the Ministry of Women provided direct assistance to 5,072 people. In 4,575 of those cases, or 90.2 per cent, the services were requested by women, and in 2,582 cases, or 50.9 per cent, the recipients of the services had suffered violence at some point in their lives. Of those victims of violence, 25.6 per cent requested legal assistance, 70.8 per cent requested psychological assistance and 3.4 per cent requested other information. A total of 63.0 per cent of women users who suffered some form of violence were under 35 years of age. A total of 94.5 per cent of victims had a...more