Gender Violence & Human Rights (original) (raw)

Violence Against Women Through Human Rights Violations

2018

Violence against women is an epidemic that is plaguing women globally. Gendered violence takes many forms and is based in the traditional approaches of gender division. Many of these violations would be treated as criminal acts when gender is not a considered factor, however women's oppression has been largely ignored by state intervention. Human rights perspectives is favourable when analyzing gendered violence because of the range of abuse women can face and the United Nations deemed these rights to be universal. Educating women and involving men in the discussions and adding responses to domestic violence will support a human rights perspective by preparing society in viewing women’s oppression as problematic and supporting and attitude adjustments needed to prevent violence against women.

Introduction: Gender-Based Violence, the Law, and Society

Gender Violence, the Law, and Society

This is not an easy book. It's not an easy book to read, andfor both similar and diverging reasonsnot an easy book to write an introduction to. The reason why it is not easy to read is the oftentimes heart-wrenching stories that are at the heart of these authors' well-researched, theoretical arguments. From the personal abuse experienced by women on the Post-Partition Indian Subcontinent, through to the continuing failings of the national legal systems in dealing with cases of rape; from the way the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the already precarious positions experienced by sex workers in Japan, to the microaggressions suffered by gay man of Indian descent in South Africathe topic of gender-based violence is rich in narratives of life-destroying (mental) health-affecting and heartbreaking everyday realities. Though it is essential we talk about and seek solutions to these realities, something the authors in this volume do to an admirable degree, the levels of pain captured in this volume do not make for light reading. As you'll no doubt understand, the writing of an introduction to such a volume comes with its own specific set of challenges. The first of these challenges is geographical in nature. When we first conceived of this volume, it was the combination of narratives from countries that aren't usually represented in volumes produced by British and American publishing houses that got us excited. What I did not sufficiently reflect on at that point was the fact that I, a white, European woman, would be writing this introduction, which puts me in a rather awkward position. I'm very much aware of the privilege my place of birth has afforded me. To have my name on this book, then, and to present these chapters to you, the reader, opens me up to a wide range of potential critiquesfrom orientalism (in my holding up stories from these countries as quaint, different conceptions of familiar experiences) to playing the role of white saviour (in my presenting this volume as seeking solutions to the heartbreaking realities analysed in the chapters). I have no defence against these critiques, other than to say: I am aware of the dangers and pitfalls and have aimed to remain vigilant against

Gender Violence: A Development and Human Rights Issue

1991

This document includes two articles describing the failure of the international human rights movement to consider or remedy the situation of women outside of the basic demand for political rights of people in general. The first article, "Women's Rights as Human Rights: Toward a ReVision of Human Rights" (Charlotte Bunch), emphasizes the responsibility of governments and patriarchy for the perpetuation of violence against women. Little is done to remedy domestic violence, and in many countries females are routinely denied education, health care, and proper nutrition, with the result that they are unable to escape from the subjugated position that is traditional to the culture. The article explores the importance and difficulty of connectir4 women's rights tn human rights. Four basic approaches that have been used to make the connection are: (1) women's rights as political and civil rights, (2) women's rights as socioeconomic rights, (3) women's rights and the law, and (4) a feminist transformation of human rights. The second article, "Violence Against Women: An Obstacle to Development" (Roxanna Carrillo), specifically looks at strategies for combating violence against women as related to development planning. At multiple program levels, an awareness of cultural specific forms of gender violence can help identify and overcome obstacles impeding women's participation. Such programs must recognize that change can be threatening and can result in more violence. Women must be trained in communication skills, awareness of possible actions, management skills, and self defense. On a very direct level, projects can test one or more education campaigns and seek to make violence unacceptable within a society. (DK)

Gender-based violence: a confused and contested term

Addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in communities affected by armed conflict and disasters is an evolving field of practice, and increasingly a contested one due to confusion about what the term actually means. There are various, at times conflicting, views on what gender-based violence is and is not, and therefore what humanitarian responses to it should look like.The current debate about what constitutes GBV raises a number of issues and questions that need to be considered if we are to promote theory-and evidence-based humanitarian practice in this area.

Women, Violence & Human Rights

CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research - Zenodo, 2022

India, with a population of 1.2 billon, is the world's second most populations country of the number, 120 million are women who live in poverty. Since an era, feminists have critiqued international human rights law for its "gender myopia." The core of these critiques has centered around conceptualization of human rights. At conceptual level, feminists challenge human rights law for fails recognize oppressive practices against women as human rights violations. Violence against women is an important public health problem with substantial consequences for women's physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health that is increasingly being recognized as a serious human rights abuse. The problem is deeply embedded in cultures around the world, although its manifestation differs from one society to another. One of the most serious forms of violence targeted against women is acid violence.

Syllabus: Gender and Violence 2020

The objective of this course is to familiarize students with debates that treat gender and sexual violence as historical structures. As this is an online summer class, the focus of the course has been tapered to one specific area. We will be focusing on the gendered and sexualized structures of carceral violence. Our focus on carceral violence will require that students to cultivate an intersectional and interdisciplinary understanding of the topic. Students will learn to understand how the topic of 'gender violence' transverses multiple conversations, including those about nationhood, borders, racism, (dis)ability, transphobia, colonialism and rights discourses.