Rwanda

Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :41.5 % (1)

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 23.8 % (2)

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

Child Marriage :6.8 % (3)

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences

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 :93 (4)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :6 (5)

Rwanda Search Data

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Law No 68/2018 Criminalizes GBV

Rwanda | 2018

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment

National Accelerated Plan for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV

Rwanda | 2010 | 2014

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

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls

National Strategic Plan for HIV and AIDS

Rwanda | 2009 | 2012

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

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls

Law No 59/2008 (Criminalize Marital Rape)

Rwanda | 2008

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking

Country Assessment on Violence against Women in Rwanda

Rwanda | 2008

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

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Child, early and forced marriage, Sexual violence

Joint Programme to End Gender-Based Violence

Rwanda | 2008 | 2011

Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

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

International Conference on the Great Lakes

Rwanda | 2004

Type of Measure : Regional Initiatives

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

Law No 33 bis/2003 (Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes, Rape and Other forms of Violence)

Rwanda | 2003

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Forced sterilization, Sexual violence, Violence against women and girls

Law 27/2001 (Protection of Children against Violence)

Rwanda | 2001

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage, Sexual violence

(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF. 2021. Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20 Final Report. Kigali, Rwanda, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NISR and ICF.

(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) [Rwanda], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Rwanda], and ICF. 2021. Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20 Final Report. Kigali, Rwanda, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: NISR and ICF.

(3) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.

(4) 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.

(5) 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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