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

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Prevalence 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


The Prevention of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants Act No. 91

Kuwait | 2013

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Trafficking


Workshops to Prevent Trafficking in Persons

Kuwait | 2013

Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns

Form of Violence : Trafficking


National Standing Committee on the Implementation of the National Strategy for the Prevention of Trafficking

Kuwait | 2013

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

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


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(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.