Global Database on Violence against Women
Sao Tome and Principe
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :27.9 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 26.3 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :28 % (3)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :124 (4)
Sao Tome and Principe Search Data
1 - 10 of 11 ResultsNational Strategy to Combat Gender-Based Violence (Estratégia Nacional de Luta contra Violência Baseada em Género (2014-2018)
Sao Tome and Principe | 2014
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
La Stratégie Nationale de Lutte contre la Violence Sexiste (2013-2018)
Sao Tome and Principe | 2013 | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
La mise à jour en 2012 du Code pénal (1886)
Sao Tome and Principe | 2012
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Etudes sur la Violence Domestique et sur l'Exploitation Sexuelle des Mineurs
Sao Tome and Principe | 2010
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence
Inquérito Demográfico e Sanitário
Sao Tome and Principe | 2008 | 2009
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
La loi 12/2008 a propos des Mécanismes de Renforcement de la Protection Juridique des Victimes de la Criminalité et la Violence Domestique
Sao Tome and Principe | 2008
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation, Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Violence against women and girls
La loi 11/2008 a propos de la Violence Domestique et Familiale
Sao Tome and Principe | 2008
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Le Centre des Conseils contre la Violence Domestique (CACVD)
Sao Tome and Principe | 2007
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
The National Institute for the Promotion of Gender Equality and Equity
Sao Tome and Principe | 2007
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Article 23 of the Constitution
Sao Tome and Principe | 2003
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(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: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) [São Tomé e Príncipe], Ministério da Saúde, e ICF Macro, 2010. Inquérito Demográfico e Sanitário, São Tomé e Príncipe, IDS STP, 2008-2009. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INE.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) [São Tomé e Príncipe], Ministério da Saúde, e ICF Macro, 2010. Inquérito Demográfico e Sanitário, São Tomé e Príncipe, IDS STP, 2008-2009. Calverton, Maryland, USA: INE.
(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.
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