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Justice, Change and Human Rights: International Research and Responses to Domestic Violence
Date Published: 1 January 2000 Document Type: Project Report Issue: Gender-based Violence, Women’s Rights Languages: English Purchase Method: Download |
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Violence against women in the form of physical assault, emotional abuse, sexual assault, deprivation of resources, destruction of property, or torture clearly violates women's rights to be free from violence. In addition, it prevents women from realizing other human rights. This paper uses both human rights and development frameworks and identifies the limitations and strengths of each approach for understanding and responding to the problem, as well as clarifying the links that must now be made between the frameworks. Results and analysis are presented of research studies in India that documented the prevalence, trends, and responses; and studies in Mexico, Bulgaria, and Russia that were designed to address social norms, raise public awareness, and increase the capacity of different professionals to address the problem of violence. The paper ends with a summary of lessons and recommendations for future research on intimate violence that links development to human rights.