Global Database on Violence against Women
South Sudan
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
Child Marriage :51.5 % (1)
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 :150 (2)
South Sudan Search Data
1 - 10 of 21 ResultsTraining Manual on the Investigation and Prosecution of Cases related to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
South Sudan | 2017
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Labour Act 2017
South Sudan | 2017
Type of Measure : Other relevant laws > Employment/Labor law
Form of Violence : Trafficking
National Policy on the Protection and Care of Children without Appropriate Parental Care
South Sudan | 2017
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Standard Operating Procedures for Gender Based Violence Prevention Protection and Response in South Sudan
South Sudan | 2014
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Action Plan for the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325
South Sudan | 2013
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Gender Policy
South Sudan | 2012
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 11 of the Transitional Constitution
South Sudan | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Section 15 of The Transitional Constitution (Right to Found a Family)
South Sudan | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 40 of the Transitional Constitution
South Sudan | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) 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.
(2) 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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