Global Database on Violence against Women
Turkmenistan
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :12 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 34 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :61 % (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)
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1 - 10 de 15 ResultsHealth and Status of a Woman in the Family in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan | 2021
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Action Plan on Countering Human Trafficking 2020-2022
Turkmenistan | 2020 | 2022
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Bar Association Amendment Act Provides Legal Assistance
Turkmenistan | 2017
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Combatting Trafficking in Persons Act
Turkmenistan | 2016
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Employment Act
Turkmenistan | 2016
Type of Measure : Other relevant laws > Employment/Labor law
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Standard Operating Procedures on Identification of Victims of Trafficking
Turkmenistan | 2016 | 2018
Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Trafficking
Advertising Amendment Act
Turkmenistan | 2016
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
National Action Plan for Gender Equality 2015-2020
Turkmenistan | 2015 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Law: State Guarantees for Ensuring Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities for Women and Men
Turkmenistan | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking, Sexual violence
Article 1291 of the Criminal Code - Criminal Liability for Trafficking in Persons
Turkmenistan | 2010
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Trafficking
(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18-59 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, and UNFPA, 2021. Health and Status of a Woman in the Family in Turkmenistan. Report on the results of the national sample survey. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 18-59 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, and UNFPA, 2021. Health and Status of a Woman in the Family in Turkmenistan. Report on the results of the national sample survey. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
(3) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
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