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Gender inequality in Ukraine refers to economic, social, political and education inequalities between men and women of Ukraine experienced due to their gender. According to multiple reports it is an ongoing issue on each level of the Ukrainian society, where discrimination of women is an inevitable part of everyday life. [1]
Around 45 percent of Ukraine's population (45 million) suffer violence – physical, sexual, or mental – and most of them are women. [5] Street women are the most vulnerable category; around 40 percent of them suffer from sexual violence, with 25 percent being under 18. [5] In 2001, Ukraine enacted the Domestic Violence (Prevention) Act 2001 ...
The Feminist Anti-War Resistance was launched in Russia following the invasion, saying in their manifesto that "feminism as a political force cannot be on the side of a war of aggression and military occupation," that "war exacerbates gender inequality and sets back gains for human rights by many years. War brings with it not only the violence ...
As of August 2022, Article 152 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine states: 'Note: Consent shall be deemed voluntary if it is the result of a person's free act and deed, with due account of attending circumstances.' [21] Article 152(1) stipulates: 'Committing sexual acts involving vaginal, anal or oral penetration into the body of another person ...
In a representative national poll on 3–4 March 2022, 59% of Ukrainian women said they were 'ready to personally participate in the armed resistance to end the Russian occupation of Ukraine.' [38] Though Ukraine's Ministry of Defence significantly expanded the pool of Ukrainian women who are required to register for military conscription into ...
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the opening session of the UNGA that the worsening woes pose a more dire threat to the planet and the global population than ever before.
On 21 May 2015, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has passed a resolution declaring that it has withdrawn from some of the obligations stipulated in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (articles 2, 9, 12, 14, 17), the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (articles 5, 6, 8, 13) and European ...
The Pentagon has found $2 billion worth of additional errors in its calculations for ammunition, missiles and other equipment sent to Ukraine, increasing the improperly valued material to a total ...