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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.
The UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women states, "violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women" and "violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men."
Pages in category "Incidents of violence against women" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 368 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Violence against women by country" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Pages in category "Violence against women in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 242 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Violence against women can lead to immediate physical injuries and longer-term mental and physical health conditions. In addition to negatively impacting mental and physical health, violence against women can interfere with life at work, home, and school. In some cases, violence results in death. [5]
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a ...
On December 18, 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women was opened for signature. Sweden became the first state to deposit the treaty on July 2, 1980. The treaty came into force and closed for signature on September 3, 1981 with the ratification of 20 states.