scholarly journals El desplazamiento forzado tiene rostro de mujer

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Britto Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Women Victims ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Multiple Forms ◽  
Forced Displacement ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
The Way

Resumen: La violencia contra las mujeres, un factorconstante en todas las sociedades, es un fenómeno máspalpable en aquellas en las que se vive conflicto armado.Sin embargo, es una violencia que pareciera, a juzgarpor la manera como es abordada, o mejor, como esignorada, de menor gravedad para la sociedad. Suelehacerse el balance de la guerra en términos de víctimasmortales, la mayoría varones, pero existen gran cantidadde mujeres víctimas de múltiples violencias, y quizá unade las más negativas para el fortalecimiento de la paz yla democracia, es el desplazamiento forzado. Esteartículo busca mostrar cómo en el caso colombiano, laviolencia contra las mujeres expresada en el desplazamientoforzado, es la manifestación clara de patronesculturales de exclusión contra las mujeres, que estánarraigados en las bases mismas de la vida republicana.Y que en ese sentido, el reto del trabajo organizado delas mujeres es la transformación de la violencia a travésde estrategias colectivas de empoderamiento y autonomía.Palabras clave: Género, desplazamiento forzado,organizaciones de mujeres, empoderamiento, autonomía.Abstract: Violence against women, a constant factorin all societies, is a more palpable phenomenon in thosein which there is armed conflict. However, it is a form ofviolence that seems to be of lesser importance, judgingfrom the way it is ignored. Usually the balance of war ismade in terms of fatalities, most of them male victims, butthere are many women victims of multiple forms ofviolence, and perhaps one of the most negative for thestrengthening of peace and democracy is forceddisplacement. This article aims to show how in Colombiaviolence against women is the clearest manifestation ofcultural patterns of exclusion of women, patterns rootedin the very foundations of republican life, and thattherefore the greatest challenge for women’s organizedwork is t5he transformation fo violence by means ofcollective strategies of empowerment and autonomy.Key words: Gender, forced displacement, women’sorganizations, empowerment, autonomy.

Transitional Justice Standards on Reparations for Women Subjected to Violence in the CEDAW Committee’s Evolving Legal Practice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Rubio-Marin ◽  
Dorothy Estrada-Tanck
Keyword(s):  
Women Victims ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Structural Dimension ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Victims Of Violence

Abstract Violence against women continues to be one of the most pressing global concerns. Reparations for women victims of violence have been addressed by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Committee over the last 15 years. This article critically examines the evolving practice of the Committee on reparations, in light of the transitional justice doctrinal and normative acquis on gender-sensitive reparations. We systematize legal interpretations, identify trends and milestones, and link them to transitional justice elements. We also suggest that the transitional justice reparations framework can be, and is in fact being, applied to non-transitional contexts, independent of armed conflict and authoritarian regimes. Further, we propose recommendations for the Committee to engage in a more explicit ‘dialogue’ with these ongoing developments to the benefit of women in their everyday lives and in recognition of the structural dimension of violence against women, even in what are other so-called peaceful and stable societies.

scholarly journals Intersecciones de la violencia basada en género: estudio de caso en la comunidad rural “La Picota”, Nicaragua / Intersections of gender-based violence: a case study in a rural community “La Picota”, Nicaragua

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-76
Author(s):  
Sergio José Hernández Briceño
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Community Research ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
The Way

El presente artículo es elaborado con un enfoque investigativo, destinado al reconocimiento de las vivencias cotidianas y violentas que viven las mujeres de la comunidad La Picota; logrando de esta manera ampliar el enfoque preventivo ante la violencia basada en género. En el escrito será posible comprender parte del modo de vida en el contexto comunitario de investigación y las opiniones emitidas de viva voz por actoras claves para el estudio.Con el análisis de los elementos extraídos de las informantes claves y las perspectivas teóricas de la interseccionalidades de la violencia basada en género, fue posible ampliar la mirada hacia este fenómeno que viven las mujeres y la manera en que influyen los perfiles de las potenciales víctimas de esta violencia. Todo esto para generar una especie de diagnóstico que muestre donde incidir de forma oportuna para sensibilizar acerca de cambios necesarios en el comportamiento social; mismos que suelen justificar la constante violación de derecho hacia la mujer. De este modo se aportará a una cultura preventiva ante la violencia hacia la mujer, en contextos familiares y sociales. The present article is elaborated with a qualitative investigative approach, some destined to the recognition of the daily and violent experiences that the women of the La Picota community live in, located in the municipality of Chinandega - Nicaragua; thus, achieving broadening the preventive approach to gender-based violence. In the writing it was possible to understand part of the way of life in the community context of research and the opinions expressed out loud by key actors for the study; proceeding to relate the community perceptions, with the collective imagery and the theoretical precepts linked to the intersections of violence. The methodology used to develop the article was qualitative and responds to anthropological research methods, using interviews and observation sheets and techniques (direct and participant) in order to extract information and content to understand the social problems of violence. And its intersections. The ethnographic method was applicable in order to project the community dynamics where the study is carried out. The research work also emerges as part of the author's close experience towards the research context for 4 years as a facilitator of processes for social and community development, with a psychosocial focus. Part of the results obtained from community research showed that sociocultural patterns that violate rural women still persist, from various social, economic, ethnic, educational, age, disability, and geographical locations of their residences. This crossing of variables forces the actor's understudy to be subjected to multiple discriminations within and outside their communities. From these edges of the intersection, the interviewees were selected who responded to various age ranges, this in order to have a more global analysis of the way in which violence is experienced and exacerbated, from the relationship of the previously referenced elements. With the analysis of the elements extracted from the key informants and the theoretical perspectives of the intersectionality of gender-based violence, it was possible to broaden the gaze towards this phenomenon that women experience and the way in which the profiles of the potential victims of this violence are examined. All this to generate a kind of diagnosis that shows where to influence in a timely manner to raise awareness about necessary changes in social behavior; some that usually justify the constant violation of rights towards women. The current effects of the pandemic are taken into consideration and as this further aggravates, the experiences of various expressions of gender-based violence against women, some of the effects of the pandemic being constant exposure within their homes, because they are living with potential aggressors and outside their homes, where they are exposed to a virus contagion, while they carry out their corresponding commercial and popular activities. By broadening their behavior towards the current scenario and the way in which this context affects them, the contributions to a preventive culture of violence against women, in family and social contexts, will be timelier.

scholarly journals Expressões e repercussões da violência conjugal: processos de mulheres numa vara judicial

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2418
Author(s):  
Fernanda Matheus Estrela ◽  
Nadirlene Pereira Gomes ◽  
Josinete Gonçalves dos Santos Lírio ◽  
Andrey Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Rosana Santos Mota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Physical Assault ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Conjugal Violence ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Derecho Penal

RESUMOObjetivo: conhecer as expressões e repercussões da violência conjugal. Método: estudo quantitativo, documental e descritivo. Os dados foram coletados a partir de 212 processos de violência conjugal registrados em uma Vara de Violência pela Paz em Casa. O processamento deu-se a partir de distribuições das frequências apresentados em figuras. Resultados: com base nas informações contidas no processo, as mulheres referiram vivenciar as violências nas formas psicológica (90,09%), física (76,64%), moral (69,34%), patrimonial (24,06%) e sexual (19,34%). As repercussões registradas relacionam-se ao desencadeamento de hematomas (47,9%), lesões de pele (35,9%), escoriações (12%) e fraturas (4,2%), todas associadas à agressão física, a qual se deu através do uso da força corporal (76,64%), de armas branca (11,97%) e de fogo (11,39%). Conclusão: embora os processos registrem todas as expressões da violência tipificadas pela Lei Maria da Penha, as repercussões relacionam-se apenas à agressão física, apontando para a necessidade de adequação do formulário de investigação nas varas. Descritores: Violência Contra a Mulher; Gênero; Aplicação da Lei; Saúde Pública; Justiça criminal; Violência por Parceiro Íntimo. ABSTRACT Objective: to know the expressions and repercussions of conjugal violence. Method: quantitative, documentary and descriptive study. Data were collected from 212 cases of conjugal violence recorded at a Violence Court for Peace at Home. The processing took place from the frequency distributions presented in figures. Results: based on the information contained in the process, women reported experiencing psychological (90.09%), physical (76.64%), moral (69.34%), patrimonial (24.06%) and sexual (19.34%) violence. The recorded repercussions relate to the triggering of hematomas (47.9%), skin lesions (35.9%), excoriations (12%) and fractures (4.2%), all associated to physical assault, which took place using body force (76.64%), white arms (11.97%) and firearms (11.39%). Conclusion: although the processes register all expressions of violence typified by the Maria da Penha Law, the consequences are related only to the physical aggression, pointing to the need for adequacy of the investigation form at the courts.Descriptors: Violence Against Women; Gender Identity; Law Enforcement; Public Health; Criminal Law; Intimate Partner Violence.RESUMEN Objetivo: conocer las expresiones y repercusiones de la violencia conyugal. Método: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y documental. Los datos fueron recogidos a partir de 212 casos de violencia conyugal grabados en un Tribunal de Violencia para la Paz en el Hogar. El procesamiento ocurrió a partir de las distribuciones de frecuencia presentadas en tablas. Resultados: con base en la información contenida en ese proceso, las mujeres dijeron que habían experimentado violencia en las formas psicológica (90,09%), física (76,64%), moral (69,34%), patrimonial (24,06%) y sexual (19.34%). Las repercusiones registradas se refieren a la apariencia de hematomas (47,9%), lesiones en la piel (35,9%), excoriaciones (12%) y las fracturas (4,2%), todos ellos asociados a la agresión física, que se llevó a cabo mediante el uso de la fuerza corporal (76,64%), armas blancas (11,97%) y el de fuego (11,39%). Conclusión: aunque los procesos registren todas las expresiones de violencia tipificadas por la Ley Maria da Penha, las consecuencias están relacionadas exclusivamente con la agresión física, apuntando a la necesidad de adecuación de la forma de investigación en los tribunales. Descriptores: Violencia contra la Mujer; Identidad de Género; Aplicación de la Ley; Salud Pública; Derecho Penal; Violencia de Pareja.

scholarly journals La construcción del estado a partir de los conflictos territoriales en el bajo atrato

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Jessica Corredor Villamil
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Peripheral Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Black Communities ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Forced Displacement ◽  
Collective Rights ◽  
The Way

Resumen: La región del Bajo Atrato, en el departamento del Chocó en Colombia, es una región codiciada por actores económicos políticos y militares. Esto ha conllevado a la articulación de diferentes movilizaciones en torno a la tierra y sus recursos por parte de la población local. La promulgación de la ley 70 de 1993, que otorgó derechos colectivos sobre la propiedad de la tierra a las “comunidades negras”, es un eslabón en el proceso de movilización que se ha llevado a cabo en la región. Este proceso fue interrumpido por la violencia del conflicto armado y el desplazamiento forzoso masivo luego de las operaciones militares de carácter contrasubversivo en 1997. A raíz de esta situación, una parte de los habitantes de las cuencas de los ríos Jiguamiandó y Curvaradó decide organizarse para retornar sobre sus tierras. Las Zonas Humanitarias y de Biodiversidad son el resultado de este proceso. A partir de estos espacios de movilización, los habitantes intentan resistir a los intereses de los diferentes actores sobre sus tierras y proponer una alternativa al modelo que se está desarrollando en la región del Bajo Atrato.Este artículo se propone explorar la manera en que, a través de las reconfiguraciones territoriales en la cuenca del Curvaradó en la región del Bajo Atrato, considerada como una región periférica del país, olvidada por el Estado y sus instituciones, está siendo renegociada una nueva manera de concebir el Estado y la ciudadanía.Palabras clave: Bajo Atrato, Zonas Humanitarias y de Biodiversidad, Estado, Ciudadanía, Reconfiguraciones territoriales. ***Abstract: The Lower Atrato region, located in the department of Chocó in Colombia, is a region coveted by economic political and military actors. This has led to the articulation of different mobilizations over the land and its resources by the local inhabitants. The enactment of Law 70 of 1993, which granted collective rights over the land to the “black communities” is a step further in the process of mobilization that has taken place in the region. This process was interrupted by the violence of the armed conflict and the massive forced displacement that followed the countersubversive military operations in 1997. Following this, a part of the inhabitants of the basins of the rivers Jiguamiandó and Curvaradó get organized and decides to return to their lands. Humanitarian and Biodiversity Zones are the result of this process. Based on these spaces of mobilization, people try to resist the interests of the different actors over their lands and put forward an alternative to the model that is being developed in the Lower Atrato.This article seeks to explore the way in which, trough the territorial reconfigurations in the Curvaradó in the Lower Atrato, considered as a peripheral region of the country, forgotten by the State and its institutions, a new way of conceiving the State and the citizenship is being renegotiated.Key words: Lower Atrato, Humanitarian and Biodiversity Zones, State, Citizenship, Territorial reconfigurations. ***Resumo:Entre 1982 e o ano de 2000 o Estado mexicano estabeleceu um importante dispositivo institucional que incluiu a elaboração de leis e a criação de dependências governamentais com a finalidade de proteger o meio ambiente e fomentar o desenvolvimento  local e regional. O Estado adquiriu assim um papel relevante no estabelecimento de uma nova governança com relação ao uso dos recursos naturais, mas qual tem sido o papel que as populações locais tiveram na  construção da atual  governança ambiental ?  E quais tem sido os mecanismos utilizados para impugnar ou aproveitar a normatividade ambiental estatal?Este artigo busca responder a estas preguntas a partir de três estudos de caso realizados em uma área natural protegida no sul do México, com intenção de revelar como se adotam, reformulam, ou evadem as políticas de conservação na prática.Palavras-chave: recursos naturais, unidades de conservação natural, regulamentos ambientais do estado, respostas locais.

scholarly journals Violencia de Estado y violencia de género. Las paradojas en torno a los derechos humanos de las mujeres en México

Revista Trace ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Rosalva Aída Hernández Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
State Violence ◽  
The Other ◽  
International Level ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Mouvements Sociaux ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
International Instruments

En este artículo, la autora reflexiona sobre el proceso contradictorio vivido en la última década en México: por un lado una política exterior en materia de derechos humanos muy exitosa a nivel internacional, en la que se han ratificado varios instrumentos internacionales en contra de la discriminación y violencia hacia las mujeres; paralelamente existe una política interna en la que la violencia de Estado se justifica en nombre de la “paz social” y se utiliza en contra de las mujeres activistas e integrantes de movimientos sociales.Abstract: In this article, the author reflects on contradictory policies in Mexico during the last decade: on one hand a very successful foreign policy on human rights at international level such as several international instruments against the discrimination and violence. Those instruments have been ratified towards women, but on the other hand, as the author observes, State violence against women justified in the name of “social peace”, used against activist women and members of social movements.Résumé : Dans cet article, l’auteur analyse le processus contradictoire que connaît le Mexique depuis une dizaine d’années. D’un côté, une politique extérieure réussie en matière de droits de l’homme au niveau international et politique qui ratifie les instruments internationaux contre la discrimination et la violence exercées à l’encontre des femmes et, parallèlement, une politique intérieure où la violence d’État est justifiée au nom de la « paix sociale » et s’exerce contre les femmes activistes et les membres de mouvements sociaux.

scholarly journals The Vulnerability of the Penis: Sexual Violence against Men in Conflict and Security Frames

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 778-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine Natalya Clark
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Human Security ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
The Core

Sexual violence remains a persistent scourge of war. The use of sexual violence against men in armed conflict, however, remains underresearched and is often sidelined. As an explanation, this interdisciplinary article situates the issue of sexual violence against men within a new analytical framework. It does so through a focus on the core subtext which this violence reveals—the vulnerability of the penis. Highlighting critical disconnects between what the penis is and what it is constructed as being, it argues that the vulnerable penis destabilizes the edifice of phallocentric masculinity, and hence it has wider security implications. Conflict-related sexual violence has increasingly been securitized within the framework of human security. The concept of human security, however, is deeply gendered and often excludes male victims of sexual violence. This gendering, in turn, reflects a broader gendered relationship between sexual violence and security. Sexual violence against women manifests and reaffirms their long-recognized vulnerability in war. Sexual violence against men, in contrast, exposes the vulnerability of the penis and thus represents a deeper security threat. Fundamentally, preserving the integrity and power of the phallus is critical to the security and integrity of phallocentric masculinity and thus to maintaining a systemic stability that is crucial in situations of war and armed conflict.

scholarly journals Expectativas de las mujeres víctimas del conflicto armado en el municipio del Tierralta Córdoba-Colombia / Expectations of Women Victims of the Armed Conflict in the Municipality of Tierralta Córdoba-Colombia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Carmen Alicia Martínez Caraballo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Women Victims ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Forward Looking

ABSTRACTBased on the experiences lived by each woman victim, in their role within the framework of the armed conflict, we will identify their expectations that keep them alive, fighting and with firm intentions to move forward, allowing them to move forward to improve their quality of life. The results indicate that the expectations of women are focused on moving forward, looking for a better future, through education for them and their families, in addition to identifying the courage, strength and desires that women have, who survive the pain, to crises and obstacles.RESUMENPartiendo de las experiencias vividas por cada mujer víctima, en su papel dentro del marco del conflicto armado, identificaremos sus expectativas que las mantienen vivas, luchando y con firmes propósitos de seguir adelante, permitiéndolas avanzar para mejorar su calidad de vida. Los resultados indican que las expectativas de las mujeres, están centradas en seguir adelante, buscar un futuro mejor, mediante la educación para ellas y sus familias, además se identifica el valor, la fortaleza y los deseos que tienen las mujeres, quienes sobreviven al dolor, a las crisis y a los obstáculos.

Desaparición forzada y violencia sexual contra mujeres en Putumayo, Colombia

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (14) ◽  
pp. 42-67
Author(s):  
Ana Guatame Garcia ◽  
Ovidio Delgado Mahecha
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Institutional Responses ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Governmental Institutions

En este artículo se describen las generalidades del contexto socioespacial y territorial del departamento de Putumayo y se enuncian algunas de sus relaciones con el conflicto social arma- do en el que se inscribe la desaparición forzada y la violencia sexual contra las mujeres. Se presenta una reseña analítica del marco normativo referente a la desaparición forzada y la violen- cia sexual, que reconoce y regula la tipificación de dichos delitos. Con base en informes de varias instituciones gubernamentales y no gubernamentales, y con información primaria recogida en trabajo de campo, se documenta y analiza la desaparición forzada y la violencia sexual contra las mujeres en Putumayo, se evalúan sus consecuencias y las respuestas institucionales a las familias de las víctimas. This article describes the basic concepts of the socio-spatial and territorial context of the Colombian department Of Pu- tumayo and states its relationships with the Colombian social armed conflict that involves enforced disappearance and sexual violence against women. An analytical review of the regula- tory framework referring to the enforced disappearance and sexual violence is presented and it recognizes and regulates the categorization of these crimes. Based on reports from several governmental and non-governmental institutions and with the primary information collected by fieldwork, the enforced disap- pearance and sexual violence against women coming from the Colombian department of Putumayo are documented and ana- lyzed. Its consequences and institutional responses to the vic- tims’ families are assessed. 

scholarly journals El tejido y la sororidad y su aporte a la construcción de memoria. El caso de las Tejedoras por la Memoria de Sonsón

2019 ◽  
pp. 191-226
Author(s):  
Ana María Sossa Londoño ◽  
Marcela María Vergara Arias
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Community Networks ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Building Society ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Armed Violence ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Fabric Construction ◽  
Experiences Of Women

El presente artículo expone los resultados de una investigación adelantada con mujeres organizadas en torno a la construcción de memoria como forma de superación del conflicto armado en Colombia. Dichas experiencias muestran cómo, desde la cotidianidad, es posible generar procesos de construcción de tejido social, sororidad y empoderamiento que posibiliten la recuperación misma de la memoria, el aporte a la paz y otra forma de construir sociedad como alternativa a la violencia armada que por muchos años afectó la vida de las mujeres en nuestro país. Así mismo, el artículo da cuenta de las vivencias de las mujeres en el municipio de Sonsón (Antioquia) que, organizadas y movilizadas a través del Costurero Tejedoras por la Memoria de Sonsón, han hecho de este espacio un referente para la construcción de la paz y el empoderamiento, en un proceso de reconciliación social. Abstract: This article shows the results of an investigation carried out with women organizedaround the construction of memory as a way to overcome the armed conflict in Colombia. These experiences show how, from the daily life of women, is possible to generate processes of social fabric construction, sorority and empowerment that makes possible the recovery of memory, the contribution to peace and another way of building society, as an alternative to the armed violence that for many years affected the lives of women in our country. It gives anaccount of the experiences of women in the municipality of Sonsón (Antioquia) that, organized and mobilized through the Costurero Tejedoras por la Memoria of Sonsón, have made of the Costurero, a reference for the construction of peace and empowerment leading to processes of social reconciliation. This research is within the framework of the degree work carried out by Ana María Sossa Londoño and directed by Marcela Vergara Arias in the Master’s Degree in Development at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Medellín. Keywords: sorority, memory, knitting, community networks, women.

Legal and Institutional Functionality in the Protection of Women – Victims of Domestic Violence in the Republic of Macedonia – Present Situation and Future Perspectives

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Zorica Saltirovska Professor ◽  
Sunchica Dimitrijoska Professor
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Women Victims ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
National Level ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Gender Based

Gender-based violence is a form of discrimination that prevents women from enjoying the rights and liberties on an equal level with men. Inevitably, domestic violence shows the same trend of victimizing women to such a degree that the term “domestic violence” is increasingly becoming synonymous with “violence against women”. The Istanbul Convention defines domestic violence as "gender-based violence against women", or in other words "violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately." The situation is similar in the Republic of Macedonia, where women are predominantly victims of domestic violence. However, the Macedonian legal framework does not define domestic violence as gender-based violence, and thus it does not define it as a specific form of discrimination against women. The national legislation stipulates that victims are to be protected in both a criminal and a civil procedure, and the Law on Prevention and Protection from Domestic Violence determines the actions of the institutions and civil organizations in the prevention of domestic violence and the protection of victims. The system for protection of victims of domestic violence closely supports the Law on Social Protection and the Law on Free Legal Aid, both of which include provisions on additional assistance for women victims of domestic violence. However, the existing legislation has multiple deficiencies and does not allow for a greater efficacy in implementing the prescribed measures for the protection of victims of domestic violence. For this reason, as well as due to the inconsistent implementation of legal solutions of this particular issue, the civil sector is constantly expressing their concern about the increasingly wider spread of domestic violence against women and about the protection capabilities at their disposal. The lack of recognition of all forms of gender-based violence, the trivial number of criminal sentences against persons who perform acts of domestic violence, the insufficient support offered to victims – including victim shelters, legal assistance, and counseling, and the lack of systematic databases on domestic violence cases on a national level, are a mere few of the many issues clearly pointing to the inevitable conclusion that the protection of women-victims of domestic violence is inadequate. Hence, the functionality and efficiency of both the existing legislation and the institutions in charge of protection and support of women – victims of domestic violence is being questioned, which is also the subject for analysis in this paper.

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