Ending Violence Against Women
Ending Violence against Women Violence against girls or women is considered a “Silent Epidemic”. Every second of the day, violence is withering the lives of millions of girls and women around the world. This global crisis is affecting one in three women in their lifetime, withering their lives and rupturing communities. Violence against girls and women has no boundaries of geography or culture. It is a grievous transgression of the fundamental human rights of women and girls and is the common crimes committed against them. Inequalities between men and women are rooted deep down from history. It triggers substantial psychological, physical, social and economic harm to women. Women are facing numerous forms of discrimination and are at greater risk of violence. Discrimination established on gender identity and sexual orientation stresses on tortures, mutilations, cruelty, killing, rapes, degrading treatment, harassment, abductions and physical and mental assaults. Facts ...