scholarly journals The Maria da Penha Case and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Contributions to the Debate on Domestic Violence Against Women in Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spieler
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women

Factors of Domestic Violence Against Women: Correlation of Women’s Rights and Vulnerability

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-296
Author(s):  
Bonkoungou Zakaliyat ◽  
A Sathiya Susuman
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Health And Human Rights ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women

Many studies have looked into domestic violence but very few have considered women’s knowledge and perception about their rights. This study aims to examine the main sociocultural factors behind domestic violence against women with an emphasis on the power of the knowledge and perception of the women about their international and constitutional rights. Quantitative data collected in 2015 in the regions of East and Southwest Burkina Faso is used in this paper. Multivariate logistic regression is implemented to take into consideration the net effects of each factor when controlling the effects of other covariates. Results of this paper can be used to implement actions against domestic violence in the zone of intervention of the Program of Sexual Health and Human Rights project.

The Istanbul Convention: A Genuine Confirmation of the Structural Nature of Domestic Violence against Women within a Human Rights Law Framework?

2020 ◽  
pp. 131-148
Author(s):  
Gizem Guney
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Structural Nature ◽  
First Time ◽  
Historical Nature ◽  
Istanbul Convention

This chapter analyses the recently adopted Istanbul Convention in the special context of domestic violence against women. Before the adoption of the Convention, human rights bodies developed several approaches in order to address the issue in particularly last three decades. However, all these developments occurred within existing, mostly gender neutral and non-binding human rights law instruments, particularly in Europe. This picture has been reversed entirely by the adoption of the Istanbul Convention. For the first time in Europe, the Convention gave legally binding status to the fact that domestic violence in its nature is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between women and men and therefore prevalent. This affirmation of the historical nature of the problem is strengthened through its 4(P)s structure bringing detailed measures to be taken by state parties to eliminate the problem. This chapter argues that the Istanbul Convention constitutes the strongest confirmation of the ordinary and structural nature of the problem of domestic violence against women within international human rights law.

scholarly journals VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA CONTRA MULHER- UMA MUDANÇA DE COMPORTAMENTO FORÇADO PELA HISTÓRIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (208) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
RENATIELY OLIVEIRA DE CARVALHO
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Perspectives ◽  
Violencia Domestica

This article aims to study domestic violence against women based on Law 11.340 / 06, known as the Maria da Penha Law on some gender perspectives on domestic violence, because there is so much domestic violence against women, there are studies by the foundation Perseu Abramo that approximately every 30 seconds a woman in Brazil is the victim of some type of violence, these are alarming numbers and Brazil has already been condemned in the UN cedaw committee for violating the human rights of women with a view to these numbers high and what can be done to address this problem. Obviously to face it is necessary to understand and that is why this article will address some of the reasons that justify the existence of so much domestic violence against women and initially it is important to understand what gender means and how this concept of income influences the problem of domestic violence against women. the woman.

Family Courts and Human Security in South West Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Oluwaleye Monisola
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Family Courts ◽  
South West ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women

The trend of violence against women in Nigeria has increased more than ever recently, with many women having been deprived of their fundamental rights. Violence against women in Nigeria includes sexual harassment, physical violence, harmful traditional practices, emotional and psychological violence, and socio-economic violence. This article investigates cases of domestic violence against women in South West Nigeria by assessing the role of family courts in the adjudication of such cases. Both primary and secondary sources of data were employed to examine incidents of violence against women and the role of the family courts in ensuring justice. The author employed both primary and secondary sources of data; the data gathered were analysed by frequency and simple percentages, while qualitative data were descriptively analysed. The article reveals the causes of domestic violence against women to include a cultural belief in male superiority, women’s lack of awareness of their rights, women’s poverty owing to joblessness, men seeking sexual satisfaction by force, women having only male children, the social acceptance of discipline, the failure to punish the perpetrators of violence, the influence of alcohol, and in-laws’ interference in marital relationships. It also reveals the nature of domestic violence against women. The research revealed that the family courts have played prominent roles in protecting and defending the rights of women. The author therefore recommends that the law should strengthen the family courts by extending their power to penalise the perpetrators of violence against women. 

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