Gender-Based Violence in Iraq
- Document number
- 1824
- Date
- 2008
- Title
- Gender-Based Violence in Iraq
- Author/publisher
- NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Women's rights; Women; Protection, Punishable forms of prostitution, Prostitution, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation, Terrorism,
- Summary
- This report focuses on the nature and extent of violence against women and girls, men and boys in Iraq, as it relates to their sex and to their status in society. In order to begin to understand the extent and nature of GBV in Iraq, it is important to understand the political, legislative, social and cultural context. For this reason, this report begins by exploring the legislative and constitutional context and history of gender equality and GBV in Iraq, including Iraq’s many years of armed conflict and violence, which have influenced the way that violence has become a socially accepted way to resolve conflict and achieve change; violence has infiltrated all aspects of society, including family life. The report concludes by proposing a number of recommendations for the UNCT in developing effective strategies at three levels – the structural, the systemic and the operative - for addressing GBV (prevention and response).
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