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)
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.
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