Violence against women as a barrier to the effective realization of all human rights 2014, para. 57
Paragraphe- Original document
- Document type
- Rapport des procédures spéciales
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A more recent challenge is the creation of hierarchies of violence against women, especially through political and funding actions. This is particularly evident in the articulation of sexual violence in conflict situations as being different and exceptional, as opposed to its being a continuation of a pattern of discrimination and violence that is exacerbated in times of conflict - as reflected in recent armed conflict situations. The prioritizing of this manifestation of violence has led to numerous concerns, including a shift away from an understanding of violence against women as both gendered and part of a continuum of violence; a shift in resources, in some instances, despite the need to address all manifestations of violence, including at the national level; a shift in focus by some United Nations entities; and the effect of donor-driven priorities in this process. The view of many women's rights defenders is that these shifts have led to focusing on the manifestation of violence against women in conflict situations, to the detriment and ignoring of the low-level "warfare" that women and girls experience in their homes and communities on a daily basis.
- Document legal status
- Droit souple non-négocié
- Document body
- Procédures Spéciales: Rapporteur spécial sur la violence contre les femmes et les filles, ses causes et ses conséquences
- Document means of adoption
- S/O
- Thèmes
- Genre
- Humanitaire
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Femmes
- Filles
- Document year
- 2014
- Type de paragraphe
- Autre
- Paragraph number
- 57