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  2. Women's rights in Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines has many constitutional and legislative protections for women; particularly in the area of violence against women. Some of these include or are included in; The 1987 Philippine Constitution in article II, section 14 maintains that the State, "recognizes the role of women in nation building and shall ensure the fundamental ...

  3. Violence against women in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The term "violence against women" is "the word or concept (that) has been used in a broad, inclusive manner to encompass verbal abuse, intimidation, physical harassment, homicide, sexual assault, and rape." [1] This form of violence is gender-biased. Violence occurs precisely because of their gender, specifically because the victims are women.

  4. Revised Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    If violence upon the person of the pregnant woman was done Yes If without violence upon and without the consent of the woman Yes If the woman consented Yes If pharmacist who, without the proper prescription from a physician shall dispense any abortive ₱100,000 Yes Dueling: If adversary was killed Yes If no physical injuries inflicted Yes

  5. Restraining order - Wikipedia

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    A restraining order issued by the Justice Court of Las Vegas. A restraining order or protective order [a] is an order used by a court to protect a person in a situation often involving alleged domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, assault, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault.

  6. Crime in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Violence against women in the Philippines includes different forms of gender-based violence. The term "violence against women" is "the word or concept (that) has been used in a broad, inclusive manner to encompass verbal abuse, intimidation, physical harassment, homicide, sexual assault, and rape." [10] This form of violence is gender-biased ...

  7. Harassment - Wikipedia

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    Shimei curses David, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. Attested in English from 1753, [4] harassment derives from the English verb harass plus the suffix -ment.The verb harass, in turn, is a loan word from the French, which was already attested in 1572 meaning torment, annoyance, bother, trouble [5] and later as of 1609 was also referred to the condition of being exhausted, overtired.

  8. Initiatives to prevent sexual violence - Wikipedia

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    The guidelines also cover public awareness campaigns, educational activities and the setting up of women's groups to report and respond to violence. Based on work in Guinea [ 44 ] and the United Republic of Tanzania, [ 45 ] the International Rescue Committee has developed a programme to combat sexual violence in refugee communities.

  9. Provocation (law) - Wikipedia

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    Under the United States Sentencing Guidelines for federal courts, "If the victim's wrongful conduct contributed significantly to provoking the offense behavior, the court may reduce the sentence below the guideline range to reflect the nature and circumstances of the offense." [11]