Violence against women as a barrier to the effective realization of all human rights 2014, para. 47
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- Women who live in poverty are also exposed to greater violence than other women, particularly when a woman is both a member of a minority group and is experiencing poverty. The Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its causes and consequences has stated that research reveals that living in poverty can further increase the likelihood that women will experience violence, as poverty is both a cause and a consequence of violence against women. Also, poverty and race are interconnected - as the majority of the world's poor are women who come from racial and ethnic minority communities. The options for escaping gender-based violence are considerably reduced when women do not have access to resources (A/HRC/17/26, para. 75). In poor households, early marriage, a form of violence against women, is more common. Poor women may also agree to become a second or third informal wife in order to secure economic protection (A/HRC/17/26, para. 52).
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 47
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