Global Database on Violence against Women
Kuwait
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
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 :74 (1)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :130 (2)
Kuwait Search Data
1 - 10 de 26 ResultsPrevalence Study on Violence against Women 2019
Kuwait | 2019
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Workshops for Women Empowerment and Access to Services
Kuwait | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Shelters and Listenning Centers for Women Survivors of Domestic Violence
Kuwait | 2015
Type of Measure : Social services > Shelter/Safe accommodation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Cybercrime Law to Prevent Online Violence against Women
Kuwait | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Child Protection Law
Kuwait | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Medium Term Development Plan on Women’s Development 2015-2019
Kuwait | 2015 | 2019
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Workshops to Prevent Trafficking in Persons
Kuwait | 2013
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Resolution 3614 (Committee to Address Gender Based Violence)
Kuwait | 2008
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) 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.
(2) 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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