Women Filing Charges against Sexual Assault

Country	Eritrea
Year	2009 - 2012
Type of Measure	Administrative data > Justice
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

Between 2009 and 2012 there were 302 cases in which women filed charges or complaints in courts against sexual assaults they encountered. The cases brought to the court included rape, sexual outrage and seduction, adultery, and bigamy.

Source of Information

CEDAW/C/ERI/5 para. 110