Human Rights and Gender-Based Violence
- Author Sonia Goel
- DOI
- Country : India
- Subject : Commerce
Keywords : Human Rights, Violence, Physical, Abuse, etc.
Abstract
"Gender-based violence" (GBV) is violence that is directed at an individual based on his or her biological sex, gender identity, or the individual’s perceived adherence to socially-defined norms of masculinity and femininity. GBV can occur throughout the lifecycle, from the prenatal phase through childhood and adolescence, the reproductive years, and old age and include female infanticide; harmful traditional practices such as early and forced marriage, "honor" killings, and female genital mutilation/cutting; child sexual abuse and slavery; trafficking in persons; sexual coercion and abuse; neglect; domestic violence; and elder abuse. Gender-based violence also has a range of economic effects at the national level, such as foregone foreign investment and reduced confidence in a given country's institutions. In 1996, the World Health Assembly declared violence a major public health issue. To follow up on this resolution, on Oct 3 this year, WHO released the first World Report on Violence and Health. The report analyses different types of violence including child abuse and neglect, youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, elder abuse, self-directed violence, and collective violence. For all these types of violence, the report explores the magnitude of the health and social effects, the risk and protective factors, and the types of prevention efforts that have been initiated. In this paper, I will discuss about the human rights for Gender Based Violence.
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