More and more of our lives are being spent on digital platforms. And, as we spend more time online, we are more vulnerable to a wide range of risks. This fact is particularly true for women and girls.
The language used in response to gender-based violence erases who’s doing the harm and who’s experiencing it, making it ...
Gender-based violence (GBV) affects women and girls the most, especially during times of crisis or emergency. War, being forced to leave home and poverty make gender-based violence more likely and ...
In 2022, 184 women and girls were killed by violence in Canada. This number has steadily increased in each of the past three years; 148 women and girls were killed in 2019, 172 in 2020 and 177 in 2021 ...
Committee of Ministers and opened for signature in Istanbul on 11 May 2011. The Convention entered into force on 1 August 2014, and recognizes gender-based violence against women as a violation of ...
Monday marked the start of the “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” around the world. It’s an annual opportunity, observed from November 25 to December 10, to highlight the issue, to ...
La Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz en Colombia abrió un caso especial para investigar la violencia basada en género durante el conflicto armado. A decision by Colombia’s transitional justice body ...
Allyship to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) is following survivors’ lead, not re-creating the wheel. Survivors and community organizations have built the blueprint for meaningful action for ...