In 2016, Jo Cox was fatally shot and stabbed multiple times during her term as British Labour Member of Parliament. This is just one of many cases across the world in which women in politics are targeted through assassination attempts,
This report thoroughly defines violence against women in politics in legal terms as well as the associated limitations to these definitions. Though there are cases of democratic nations facilitating law reform criminalizing political violence against women, what also needs to
The National Democratic Institute’s Win With Women political party assessment tool aims to develop action plans that prevent and mitigate VAW in politics. This approach was piloted with political parties in Côte d’Ivoire, Honduras, Tanzania, and Tunisia. The findings from
Thematic analysis: eliminating discrimination against women in political and public life with a focus on political transition There have been decades of effort in increasing women’s political participation. This has taken the shape of CEDAW’s Article 7 and 8, the
6 August 2018 The report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women concludes that gender-based violence in the political sphere poses a serious violation of women’s human rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
5 April 2011 Gender-based violence against women running for office is as prevalent as harassment following the successful elections of women. The concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Kenya emphasize the detriment of post-electoral
24 July 2014 The concluding observations on the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Peru call for the State party to continue its efforts and initiatives to counter and prevent political harassment, especially through the adoption of legislative measures
25 November 2016 The concluding observations on the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Honduras shed light on the underrepresentation of disadvantaged and marginalized women (e.g. rural and peasant farmer communities) in political and public life. Common repercussions for
25 July 2018 The concluding observations on the ninth periodic report of Mexico call attention to increasing political violence against women and the dearth in sufficient prosecution and criminalization, which both serve as deterrents to women standing for election. It
States parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the political and public life of the country. Adopted in 1997, CEDAW General Recommendation No. 23: Political and Public Life calls for states parties to ensure that