Gender-based
violence continues to pose a major roadblock to women’s human
rights, peace and development in the Asia Pacific region. In
recent years, many forms of violence against women have
increased in the UNESCAP region. In some countries, one out of
every two women is subjected to domestic violence in the form
of sexual, emotional and physical violence. Dowry-related
violence, rape and marital rape, female genital mutilation,
forced prostitution, feticide, infanticide, honour killings,
sati (widow-burning), acid-throwing crimes and trafficking in
women continue to ruin the lives of women in the region. Legal
mechanisms and national policies on violence against women
continue to fail to protect women from violence due to lack of
implementation, the prevailing social attitude that violence
against women is a private domestic issue, and deeply rooted
patriarchal values and norms.
The
United Nations has played a lead role in setting international
standards on violence against women by promoting recognition
of women’s human rights and calling for their protection from
violence, and in recent years, the importance of involving men
in achieving gender equality has been highlighted within the
United Nations system, international and civil society
organizations. There has been a growing recognition that
addressing the role of men is crucial in changing unequal
power relations. Involving
men in movements to end violence against women
focusing on men’s roles and responsibilities, and on men as
part of the solution to combat violence against women is
crucial in order to change power dynamics between women and
men that render women vulnerable to violence and
abuse.
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"Young Men Speak
Out" - VCD short film |
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Violence against Women: Report of the
Secretary-General A 60/211 |
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Violence against Women migrant workers: Report of the
Secretary-General A 60/137 |
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Directory of Civil Society Organizations Working in
Partnership with Men to End Violence against Women in
the UNESCAP Region and Beyond |
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Report Of The Sub-Regional
Training Workshop On Elimination Of Violence Against
Women In Partnership With Men, 2-5 December 2003, New
Delhi – Discussion Papers |
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Gender and Development Discussion Paper Series No.
15: Elimination of Violence against Women in Partnership
with Men, 2003 |
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Women in Development Discussion Paper Series No.7 :
Women and Violence, Human Rights and Armed Conflict,
2000 |
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Violence against Women in South Asia, 2000 |
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Women in Development Discussion Paper Series No.3 :
Violence against women in South Asia: Subregional
overview, Violence against women in Bangladesh, 1999 |
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Report of the Subregional Expert Group Meeting On
Eliminating Violence Against Women, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
14-16 December 1997 |
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