Global Database on Violence against Women
Iraq
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 :243 % (1)
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting :74 % (2)
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 :123 (3)
Iraq Search Data
1 - 10 de 17 ResultsLegal Clinics for Victims/Survivors of Violence
Iraq | 2010
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Other harmful practices, Violence against women and girls
High Commission for the Advancement of Iraqi Women
Iraq | 2010
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Data on Violence against Women
Iraq | 2010
Type of Measure : Administrative data > Justice
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Hotlines
Iraq | 2010
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Violence against women and girls
"16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence" Campaign
Iraq | 2010
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Diwani Committee No. 80 for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
Iraq | 2009
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Family Protection Department
Iraq | 2009
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Bissalam: Movement to End Violence against Women
Iraq | 2009
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Shelters for Victims of Domestic Violence
Iraq | 2008
Type of Measure : Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Violence against Women and Human Rights included in Education Curricula
Iraq | 2008
Type of Measure : Education > Formal education
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 SDG Target 5.3.1 global database 2018, based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other nationally representative surveys.
(2) Percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM/C. Source: UNICEF SDG Target 5.3.2 global database 2018, based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other nationally representative surveys.
(3) 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.
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