Domestic violence is not an isolated, individual event, but rather a pattern of perpetrator behaviors used against a survivor....
Any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, unwanted sexual comments or advances, or acts to traffic, or otherwise directed against a person’s sexuality...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a practice that involves altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons, and it is internationally recognized as a human rights violation...
Armed conflict and up rootedness bring their own distinct forms of violence against women with them...
Physical violence that is not sexual in nature but may use physical force that results in bodily injury,...
Verbal abuse is a nonphysical form of abuse that may involve insulting, criticizing and attempting to shame the victim...
Psychological abuse / violence (sometimes also referred to as emotional violence) An action or set of actions that directly impair a person’s psychological integrity...
Child marriage is a human rights violation. The child marriage is a form of forced marriage as the girls are not legally competent to agree to such unions...
Any unwelcome, usually repeated and unreciprocated sexual advance, unsolicited sexual attention, demand for sexual access or favors...
Political violence is a broad term used to describe violence perpetrated by either persons or governments to achieve political goals...
Any act or behavior, which causes economic harm to an individual. Economic violence can take the form of, for example, property damage, restricting access to financial resources, education or the labour market, or not complying with economic responsibilities...
Online violence or digital violence, against women in particular, refers to any act of violence committed...
