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A world map displaying women's physical security, 2011. Domestic violence against women has been occurring for centuries. Domestic violence is deemed as any and all physical, sexual, and verbal assaults towards an individual's body, sense of self, or sense of trust.
Data for many countries, especially low- and middle-income countries, are lacking. Current estimates vary widely depending on the country and the method of research used. Approximately 20% of women and 5–10% of men report being sexually abused as children, while 25–50% of all children report being physically abused. [95] [96]
Violence against women in the United Arab Emirates (4 P) Violence against women in the United Kingdom (6 C, 18 P) Violence against women in the United States (8 C, 242 P)
This is a list of incidents of violence against women. The cases are sorted by country and year. The cases are sorted by country and year. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Statistics on rape and other acts of sexual assault are commonly available in industrialized countries, and have become better documented throughout the world.Inconsistent definitions of rape, different rates of reporting, recording, prosecution and conviction for rape can create controversial statistical disparities, and lead to accusations that many rape statistics are unreliable or misleading.
This is a list of states and union territories of India ranked according to crime against women and rate of crime against women. The list is compiled from the 2016 and 2018 Crime in India Report published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Government of India. [1] [2] [3]
This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See [note 1] and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed territory whose sovereignty is contested) and ...
Since then, states that did not sign the treaty can now only accede to it. The instrument of ratification, accession, or succession is deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. As of May 2015, 189 states have ratified or acceded to the treaty, most recently South Sudan on April 30, 2015. [1]