Mauritius

Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Gender Equality Indexes:

Gender Inequality Index Rank :82 (1)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :105 (2)

Mauritius Search Data

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Integrated Support Centre

Mauritius | 2019

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Observatory on Gender-Based Violence

Mauritius | 2019

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

National Gender Policy 2019-2029

Mauritius | 2019 | 2029

Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Joint Monitoring Framework Agreement on the Gender Mainstreaming Programme

Mauritius | 2018

Type of Measure : Monitoring and Evaluation > Policies

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Trafficking, Sexual violence

Economic Empowerment Programme for Survivors of Domestic Violence

Mauritius | 2018

Type of Measure : Social services > Longer term support (Education, Employment, Housing and Financial)

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Study: Sociological Profiling of Perpetrators of Domestic Violence

Mauritius | 2018

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Citizen Support Portal

| 2017

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Referral services

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Protection from Domestic Violence Amendment Act 2016

Mauritius | 2016

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Domestic Violence Information System

Mauritius | 2016

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Study: Quantitative Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence and its Associated Economic Costs in Mauritius

Mauritius | 2016

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

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(1) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.

(2) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.

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