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This is a report by the United Nations Development Program, that provides Common standards designed and formulated to promote greater access to quality police and justice services for women and girls who have experienced gender-based or family violence. The Standards are intended to provide regional police and justice organizations with guidelines that can serve as a basis for their own approaches to addressing violence against women and girls and family violence, as well as strengthen their ability to positively influence the development and implementation of procedures followed by Caribbean States at the national level. 

Aproximadamente 1 de cada 3 mujeres y niñas mayores de 15 años han sufrido violencia física o sexual por parte de su pareja o violencia sexual fuera de la pareja a lo largo de su vida. Tanto el riesgo de violencia como los obstáculos a la hora de acceder a la atención y al apoyo son mayores para ciertos grupos de población, entre los que se encuentran las mujeres afrodescendientes, indígenas y de otros grupos étnicos de la Región. Este informe, publicado por la OPS/OMS, tiene como objetivos investigar este tema y, en base a los hallazgos, hacer un llamado a la acción a las partes interesadas de la Región de las Américas con el fin de prevenir este tipo de violencia

Adolescent girls face alarming rates of intimate partner violence. Among adolescent girls who have been in a relationship, nearly a quarter (24%) – close to 19 million – will have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20 years old, as highlighted by a new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) published today in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Almost 1 in 6 (16%) experienced such violence in the past year.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) launched this toolkit, developed in collaboration with multiple countries, experts and the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation. The kit, available in English and Spanish, includes key messages for health policymakers and managers interested in strengthening health administrative data on violence. Countries will be able to draw on a regional template for capturing data on intimate partner violence/sexual violence and care given to survivors, equipping health workers with practical tools to enhance the quality and consistency of the health system response.

Women and girls, who are often themselves victims of human trafficking and are sexually exploited by criminal gangs, are being prosecuted and convicted for human trafficking-related crimes, according to a new UNODC publication., Female victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation as defendants: A case law analysis

These victims often have no alternative but to obey an order. Some hope to limit their own exploitation or escape poverty by playing a role in the criminal process.

Yet at the same time, the traffickers use the women and girls as a shield to protect themselves from being punished for their crimes.

These are the findings of a new UNODC study which aims to shed light on this alarming trend. The publication highlights the complexities faced by victims of human trafficking, with a view to assist the authorities and victim support services that handle such cases.

Source: Textt by UNODC, 2020