Global Database on Violence against Women
Latvia
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :32 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 5 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : 7 % (3)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
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 :40 (4)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :26 (5)
Latvia Search Data
1 - 10 of 47 ResultsAmendments to Law on Social Services and Social Assistance, and the Civil Procedure Law
Latvia | 2021
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Plan for the Prevention of Trafficking in Human Beings 2021-2023
Latvia | 2021 | 2023
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Law on the Procedures for the Coming into Force and Application of Criminal Law Criminalizes FGM
Latvia | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Plan for the Promotion of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men 2018-2020
Latvia | 2018 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law
Latvia | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Primary Survey on Gender-Based Violence
Latvia | 2018
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Projects by the Ministry of Welfare on Violence Against Women
Latvia | 2017 | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Development of Professional Social Work in Local Municipalities Project
Latvia | 2015
Type of Measure : Health > Training
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 95 of the Constitution
Latvia | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18–74 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
(3) Proportion of women aged 18–74 years experiencing sexual violence perpetrated by someone other than an intimate partner at least once in their lifetime. Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2014. Violence against Women: An EU-wide Survey. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
(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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