
Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Violence against women and girls, or gender-based violence (GBV), is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world, whether at home, at work, in public, at school or in the community. It is one. On average, one in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence at some point in their lives, usually by intimate partners. In addition to devastating the dignity, security and welfare of survivors, violence against women is a widespread social and economic cost in all societies, including the cost of public services, loss of income and productivity. Brings.
- 1 billion women will be victims of violence in their lifetime.
- Between 250,000 and 500,000 women were raped during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
- The most common form of violence faced by women around the world, even in stable circumstances, is domestic violence or intimate violence
- Men can be victims too