Recent Issues Concerning Violence Against Women

Violence against women and girls continue to be a global epidemic that kills, torture, and maims-physically, psychologically, sexually and economically. It is one of the most pervasive of Human Rights Violations, denying women and girls equality, security, dignity, self-worth and human rights to enjoy fundamental freedoms. Violation against women is present in every country, cutting across boundaries of culture, class, education, income, ethnicity and age. Even though most societies proscribe violence against women, the reality is that violation against women's human rights are often sanctioned under the garb.