Global Database on Violence against Women
Kenya
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :40.7
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 25.5
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :22.9
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting :21 % (1)
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 :128 (2)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :57 (3)
Kenya Search Data
1 - 10 de 32 ResultsGender Based Violence Free Hotline (Dial 1195)
Kenya | 2017
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Sexual violence, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Joint Programme on Gender-Based Violence between the Government of Kenya and UN
Kenya | 2017 | 2020
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Gender Based Violence Technical Working Group
Kenya | 2017
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Keeping the Promise Gender-Based Violence Campaign
Kenya | 2015
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Protection Against Domestic Violence Act
Kenya | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Demographic and Health Survey 2014
Kenya | 2014
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Policy for Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence
Kenya | 2014
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Sexual Offences Rules of Court 2014
Kenya | 2014
Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Violence against Children in Kenya-Findings from a 2010 National Survey
Kenya | 2012
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM/C. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(2) 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.
(3) 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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