Chart 2 Spousal Violence Cases, 2003

c. Independent residence status in cases of domestic violence

The following chart illustrates offences upon which spousal cases were recorded.

Additional Data on Police Practices Regarding Domestic Violence Cases

The survey will also report on violence against men.

According to records, the number of cases had increased every year so far.

Impunity for such violence must be stopped.

There are no precise data on, for example, the increase of violence resulting from mental disorders, such as the rate of increase of suicides and murders.

Advertising booklets have been printed to inform women about their rights in cases of violence.

Criminal penalties where necessary and civil remedies in cases of domestic violence.

In 1992 when the Centre was established, it recorded five cases of domestic violence.

Although statistics indicated that the cases of violence against women were few, the phenomenon should not be underestimated.

The Brazilian Government has been active in expanding and improving the public infrastructure to prevent violence and assist women in violent situations.

Those are just the most extreme cases of physical violence that many women face.

(b) The situations of violence and discrimination that affect many women as a result of religion or belief

These cases often have their roots in forced marriages or violence.11

It is hoped that with these components working in concert, violence against women will be greatly reduced.

(b) The situations of violence and discrimination that affect many women as a result of religion or belief

(b) The situations of violence and discrimination that affect many women as a result of religion or belief

(b) The situations of violence and discrimination that affect many women as a result of religion or belief

g) Document and disseminate case studies of good practices in combating violence against women and girls

62 134. Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations

The Social Work Centers receive information about domestic violence from citizens, official persons and legal entities that are obliged to immediately submit information on the cases of domestic violence.

The Qisas and Diyat law is therefore alleged to offer immunity to perpetrators in some cases of violence against women, including of the so called honour killings, or to make prosecution and conviction of perpetrators of such violence more difficult.

Determined to eliminate rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations,

Murder of pregnant women is a type of homicide often resulting from domestic violence.

improvement of the work of law enforcement authorities in the prevention, recording and management of cases involving violence against women

Health centres and the police were also being trained in dealing with cases and referring them to the corresponding bodies.

She wished to know whether there had been any cases of prosecution for domestic violence.

There is an integration of plans and measures to raise awareness and alertness about situations of violence against women and children.

Violence against women, particularly sexual violence and the violence women faced in conflict situations, was another problem that merited serious action by Member States.

The Government's statistics on violence had been broken down into six categories, and in the area of domestic violence, there had been a surprising incidence of physical violence of women against their husbands, clearly making it one of the problems that needed to be addressed.

Those increasing inequalities had slowed economic growth and contributed to higher rates of violent crime.

There are also regional committees with Psychiatrists from the Ministry of Health to discuss and diagnose extreme cases of domestic violence.

For instance there is a tendency not to pursue cases of domestic violence, unless these are very serious.

12.630 2003 establishes the State Program to Support Women in Violent Situation, in the State of Santa Catarina.

Until 1997, there were 17 Reference Services for Full Assistance to Women in Situations of Violence.

In paragraph 24 cases were reported of sexual violence without it being mentioned that the unknown persons listed among the perpetrators included members of United Nations peacekeeping forces.

This violence also contributes to the spread of HIV AIDS and the increase in unwanted pregnancies.

The number of incidents of domestic violence had decreased in recent years and the Government did not believe that the phenomenon posed a threat to the society.

(b) To investigate and prosecute cases of torture and other forms of violence against children and to punish the perpetrators

The Committee is concerned about the increasing incidence of domestic violence in MSAR and the irregular protection given to victims of domestic violence under existing legislation.

Noting with grave concern that violence, including gender based violence and violence against children, continues to be deliberately directed against civilian populations in many emergency situations,

The objective of the projects is to promote the women's health that live in situations of sexual or domestic violence by establishing integrated networks and promoting an exchange of experiences from different regions of the country.

International concern about the use of emergency measures by States to quell terrorist violence and internal strife is hardly a new phenomenon.