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Violence against Women – Facts and Figures

Publish Date: 
2007
Description: 

This article provides facts and figures on violence against women to illustrate the devastating toll on women’s lives, on their families, and on society as a whole. It provides a specific breakdown for each of the following:

- Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence
- Sexual Violence
- Harmful Traditional Practices
- Female Genital Mutilation (Fgm)
- Dowry Murder
- "Honor Killings"
- Early Marriage
- Trafficking In Women and Girls
- HIV/Aids and Violence
- Crimes against Women in Situations of Armed Conflict
- Violence against Women as a Human Rights Violation

Violence against Women – Facts and Figures [1]

Bibliography: 
United Nations Development Fund for Women
Filed under
Statistics [2]
Filed under
Fact Sheets [3]
Source URL: http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/fact-sheets/violence-against-women-%E2%80%93-facts-and-figures

Links:
[1] http://www.unifem.org/attachments/gender_issues/violence_against_women/facts_figures_violence_against_women_2007.pdf
[2] http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/research/statistics
[3] http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/fact-sheets