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Via IANSA Women's Network
International Action Network on Small Arms
GLOBAL BURDEN OF ARMED VIOLENCE REPORT 2011 - WOMEN
Direct Link to Report Chapter on
Women:
The Global Burden of Armed Violence Report for 2011 has been released by the Geneva Declaration and notes that, “About 66,000 women and girls are violently killed around the world each year. High levels of ‘femicide’ are frequently accompanied — and in some cases generated by — a high level of tolerance for violence against women.”
Geneva Declaration Website on Report: http://www.genevadeclaration.org/measurability/global-burden-of-armed-violence/global-burden-of-armed-violence-2011.html
The executive summary also confirms what IANSA women
have known for many years, “The proportion of homicides related to intimate
partners or the family represents a significant proportion of homicides in some
countries in Europe and
Chapter 4 focuses on ‘When the Victim is a
Woman’
and seeks to disaggregate the demographics of armed violence and capture the
ways in which women of different ages are at risk. It also considers the
particular settings and risks shaping femicide and sexual violence.
The
first section provides an overview of femicide on the basis of available
statistics, including the incidence, the relationship between victim and
offender, and instruments used. The second section considers the
characteristics and dynamics of homicide involving female victims. The third
section examines other forms of lethal and non lethal violence against women,
including dowry deaths, ‘honour’ killings, ritual killings, and lethal
practices associated with witchcraft, as well as the risk of contracting
HIV/AIDS in conflict and post-conflict settings.
A
key conclusion, which supports the long-standing position of the IANSA Women’s
Network, is that there is a need to enhance reporting and analysis of data on
lethal and non-lethal violence against women — both cross-nationally and
sub-nationally.