CIAO DATE: 10/06

Women in an Insecure World

Marie Vlachovà and Lea Biason, Editors

Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)

October 2005

 

Executive Summary - Table of Contents

• Slaughtering Eve
• The roots of violence against women
• Violence against women is a violation of human rights
• The scope of violence against women in daily life
• Violence against women in armed conflict and in post-conflict situations
• The role of the state and the security sector
• Women responding to violence, women building peace
• Action to stop violence against women: what next?
• Key recommendations
• Book order form

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