Global Database on Violence against Women
India
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :28.8
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 22 % (1)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :27.3
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
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 :125 (2)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :87 (3)
India Search Data
1 - 10 de 97 ResultsOne Stop Centers
India | 2015
Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers, Social services > Psycho-social counselling, Social services > Hotline/Helpline, Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Victim Compensation Scheme
India | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation, Violence against women > Regulations
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 23 of the Constitution
India | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 39 of the Constitution
India | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
National Adolescent Health Strategy
India | 2014
Type of Measure : Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy, Health > Protocols and guidelines, Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns, Education > Formal education
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Regional Forum (India-Brazil-South Africa Women's Forum)
India | 2013
Type of Measure : Regional Initiatives
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Nirbhaya Fund
India | 2013
Type of Measure : Budgets > Government allocation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Criminal Law (Amendment), Act 2013
| 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Other harmful practices, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Trafficking, Violence against women and girls
(1) Proportion of ever-married women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and ICF. 2017. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), India, 2015-16: India. Mumbai: IIPS.
(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 2016.
(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 2016.
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