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Bolivia CAT Submission 2021

October 12, 2021

This joint submission details our concerns with regard to laws related to rape and other forms of sexual violence and procedu...

Submissions

Joint briefing on the UK’s Draft Online Safety Bill

September 24, 2021

The UK government’s plan to enact the UK Online Safety Bill is a pivotal opportunity to tackle online abuse again...

Toolkits & Manuals

Effectively Investigating, Prosecuting and Adjudicating Sexual Violence Cases: A Manual for Practitioners in Georgia

September 22, 2021

Effectively Investigating, Prosecuting and Adjudicating Sexual Violence Cases: A Manual for Practitioners in Georgia was...

Submissions

Russia – Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 81st Session 2021

September 21, 2021

The legal provisions and practices detailed in our report highlight the failure of the State to comply with its duty to provi...

Publications

Failure to Protect: How Discriminatory Sexual Violence Laws and Practices are Hurting Women, Girls, and Adolescents in the Americas

September 16, 2021

Being able to live a life free from violence, including sexual violence, is a fundamental human right. Despite this, sexual v...

Fact Sheets

United States: Protection Gaps in Sexual Violence Laws and Practices

September 15, 2021

Prevalence of sexual violence is extremely high in the United States of America, where almost 1 in 5 women have reported bein...

Fact Sheets

Mexico: Protection Gaps in Sexual Violence Laws and Practices

September 15, 2021

Prevalence of sexual violence is extremely high in Mexico, as 41.3% of women above the age of 15 have reportedfacing at least...

Fact Sheets

Bolivia: Protection Gaps in Sexual Violence Laws and Practices

September 15, 2021

Bolivia has the second highest rate of sexual violence in Latin America and the Caribbean (after Haiti) during a woman’s li...

Fact Sheets

Statute of Limitations

September 15, 2021

A statute of limitations is a law that sets the amount of time (usually specified in years) that a victim has to come forward...

Fact Sheets

Understanding Estupro

September 15, 2021

The crime of estupro usually describes cases in which an adult has sexual relations with a minor above the legal age of conse...

Fact Sheets

Consent-based Rape Definitions

September 15, 2021

Definitions of rape need to be based on voluntary, genuine, and willing consent and recognize a broad range of coercive circu...

Publications

Eliminating Caste-Based Sexual Violence in India – Recommendations for the prevention of sexual violence against Dalit women and girls

August 31, 2021

These recommendations have been collated by the National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) with support from the ...