Protecting Women from Violence: Bridging the Implementation Gap Between Law and Practice

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Protecting Women from Violence: Bridging the Implementation Gap Between Law and Practice

dc.contributor.author	Tavares, Paula
dc.contributor.author	Santagostino Recavarren, Isabel
dc.contributor.author	Sinha, Aarushi
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-22T18:09:53Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-22T18:09:53Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12
dc.description.abstract	For years, Marta was abused by her husband. Eventually she reached out to the police, the Carabineros de Chile – who are tasked with helping survivors of domestic violence. The police referred Marta to a public prosecutor for immediate protection and Marta and her daughter were placed in a shelter run by a government-funded non-profit organization Fundación Honra. With Fundación Honra’s help Marta eventually rented an apartment and got a job. Marta’s story is not unique to Chile. Many women worldwide who experience violence do not readily report it or seek help. This is often due to the lack of quality services and adequate support networks, as well as social and cultural norms.2 Survivors of violence3 may also feel the police are unwilling or unable to help.4 A study examining Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) data across 24 countries found that 40 percent of women experiencing gender-based violence disclosed it to someone, but only 7 percent reported to a formal source.5 In many cases, even when women seek help from the authorities, the response can be inadequate. Recognizing the need to enhance efforts to address violence against women, governments have started implementing recommendations and adopting additional protection measures and services set out in international and regional instruments including the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Belem do Pará Convention and the Maputo Protocol. According to these legal frameworks, adopting implementation measures aiming at increasing effectiveness of legislation is part of the State’s duty to act in protecting women from violence.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/484591579068789708/Protecting-Women-from-Violence-Bridging-the-Implementation-Gap-Between-Law-and-Practice
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/33222
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/33222
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Indicators Group Research Note;
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMAN
dc.subject	ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES
dc.subject	NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
dc.subject	WOMEN'S SHELTERS
dc.subject	LAW ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject	JUSTICE
dc.subject	LEGAL AID
dc.subject	PREVENTION
dc.title	Protecting Women from Violence	en
dc.title.subtitle	Bridging the Implementation Gap Between Law and Practice	en
dc.type	Brief	en
dc.type	Fiche	fr
dc.type	Resumen	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Protecting Women from Violence: Bridging the Implementation Gap Between Law and Practice
okr.date.disclosure	2020-01-15
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Brief
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/484591579068789708/Protecting-Women-from-Violence-Bridging-the-Implementation-Gap-Between-Law-and-Practice
okr.guid	484591579068789708
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/33222
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b0874eac6c_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	31701719
okr.identifier.report	145155
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okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/484591579068789708/pdf/Protecting-Women-from-Violence-Bridging-the-Implementation-Gap-Between-Law-and-Practice.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Latin America and Caribbean
okr.region.country	Chile
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Law
okr.topic	Law and Development::Justice for the Poor
okr.topic	Law and Development::Law and Gender
okr.topic	Law and Development::Law and Justice Institutions
okr.unit	Research and Development Center in Chile

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