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.

The monitoring of cases of violence and exploitation should be implemented.

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.

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.

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

7.2.1 Started a database on individual cases of VAW DV reported to MGFDSS in 2001.

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

The Government hoped that its efforts would result in an increase in the recording of cases of domestic violence.

In recent years there had been a sudden increase in cases of violence against women in Ghana.

There has been scattered violent incidence in the Athlone mixed race neighborhood.

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.

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.

Alleged cases of domestic violence, rape, attempted rape and sexual assault are regularly reported.

The scale and the character of the violence committed against women and girls in conflict situations is shocking.

The fact that reconciliation and mediation were still being practised in domestic violence cases was of some concern.

(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

With respect to mediation in cases of violence against women, the Dominican culture played an important role.

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.

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.

The Ministry of Health of Belize developed a protocol for the management of family violence cases at hospitals and health centres.

This meeting will provide the basis for an ambitious inter agency initiative to address sexual violence in conflict situations.

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

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.

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

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.