Global Database on Violence against Women
Azerbaijan
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :14 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 10 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :11 % (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 :68 (4)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :86 (5)
Azerbaijan Search Data
1 - 10 of 30 ResultsArticle 176-1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Azerjaiban
Azerbaijan | 2011
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Law No. 1058-IIIQ of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Combatting Domestic Violence)
Azerbaijan | 2010
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence
Azerbaijan | 2010
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Network of Centers to Provide Quality Services
Azerbaijan | 2009
Type of Measure : Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation, Services > Coordinated and/or Integrated service delivery
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Capacity Building for Service Providers
Azerbaijan | 2009
Type of Measure : Health > Training
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 46 of the Constitution
Azerbaijan | 2009
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 31 of the Constitution
Azerbaijan | 2009
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
The National Action Plan for the Years 2014 2018 on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings
Azerbaijan | 2009
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Campaign on Violence against Women
Azerbaijan | 2008 | 2009
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Child, early and forced marriage
(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: State Statistical Committee (SSC) [Azerbaijan] and Macro International Inc., 2008. Azerbaijan Demographic and Health Survey 2006. Calverton, Maryland, USA: State Statistical Committee and Macro International Inc.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: State Statistical Committee (SSC) [Azerbaijan] and Macro International Inc., 2008. Azerbaijan Demographic and Health Survey 2006. Calverton, Maryland, USA: State Statistical Committee and Macro International Inc.
(3) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2018, based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (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 2016.
(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 2016.
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