Scribd
Upload
35 views14 pages

Lesson 15 GBV

This document defines gender-based violence and discusses its various forms, roles, and relationship to human rights. Gender-based violence refers to harmful actions directed at individuals based on their gender, disproportionately affecting women and marginalized groups. It can take many forms, including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Efforts to address gender-based violence focus on supporting survivors, preventing future violence through legal reforms and social change, and upholding fundamental human rights for all.

Uploaded by

Yel Talaban
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
35 views14 pages

Lesson 15 GBV

This document defines gender-based violence and discusses its various forms, roles, and relationship to human rights. Gender-based violence refers to harmful actions directed at individuals based on their gender, disproportionately affecting women and marginalized groups. It can take many forms, including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Efforts to address gender-based violence focus on supporting survivors, preventing future violence through legal reforms and social change, and upholding fundamental human rights for all.

Uploaded by

Yel Talaban
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 14

CABALLERO, GABRIEL D.

CHRISTIAN CONEJOS

GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE: SURVIVOR,
VICTIM, PERPETRATOR
AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Survivor, Victim,
Perpetrator, and
Human rights.
LESSON 15: GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

LESSON OBJECTIVES:

UNDERSTAND THE ROOT CAUSES OF


GBV, INCLUDING GENDER
INEQUALITY, HARMFUL GENDER
NORMS, AND PATRIARCHAL
STRUCTURES.

IDENTIFY STRATEGIES FOR


PREVENTING GBV, INCLUDING
PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY,
CHALLENGING HARMFUL GENDER
NORMS, AND SUPPORTING
SURVIVORS.
REFERS TO ANY HARMFUL OR
HURTFUL ACTIONS OR BEHAVIORS
THAT ARE DIRECTED AT AN
INDIVIDUAL OR A GROUP OF
PEOPLE BASED ON THEIR GENDER
OR SEX. GBV CAN MANIFEST IN
VARIOUS FORMS AND SETTINGS,
AND IT DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTS WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF
MARGINALIZED GENDER
IDENTITIES
COMMON FORMS OF
VIOLENCE:

PHYSICAL VIOLENCE

HITTING, SLAPPING, KICKING, OR


ANY FORM OF BODILY INJURY
THAT IS INFLICTED ON SOMEONE.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE

NON-CONSENSUAL SEXUAL ACTS


INCLUDING RAPE, SEXUAL
ASSAULT, HARASSMENT, AND
COERCION.

SEX TRAFFICKING AND


FORCED LABOR

WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE


EXPLOITED FOR SEXUAL OR LABOR
PURPOSES AGAINST THEIR WILL.

VERBAL ABUSE

USE OF HURTFUL OR
DEROGATORY LANGUAGE,
NAME-CALLING, OR
DEMEANING SPEECH
EMOTIONAL AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE

BEHAVIORS INTENDED TO
MANIPULATE A
PERSON'S EMOTIONAL
WELL-BEING, SUCH
AS THREATS, INSULTS,
INTIMIDATION, AND
HUMILIATION.
COMMON FORMS
OF VIOLENCE

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING


(FGM/C)

HONOR KILLING

CHILD MARRIAGE AND FORCED


MARRIAGES
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV)
SEVERAL KEY ROLES

PERPETRATOR
SURVIVOR

A SURVIVOR IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS


EXPERIENCED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
BUT HAS OVERCOME OR IS IN THE
PROCESS OF HEALING FROM THE TRAUMA.

THE TERM "SURVIVOR" EMPHASIZES


STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND
EMPOWERMENT, HIGHLIGHTING THAT
INDIVIDUALS CAN RECOVER AND LEAD
FULFILLING LIVES AFTER EXPERIENCING
GBV.
VICTIM

A VICTIM IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS


EXPERIENCED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
AND IS CURRENTLY IN A SITUATION WHERE
THEY ARE VULNERABLE TO ABUSE OR HARM.

WHILE THE TERM "VICTIM" IS COMMONLY


USED, IT CAN SOMETIMES CARRY A SENSE
OF POWERLESSNESS. SOME ADVOCACY
EFFORTS PREFER TO USE THE TERM
"SURVIVOR" TO EMPHASIZE RESILIENCE
AND AGENCY
PERPETRATOR

A PERPETRATOR IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS


RESPONSIBLE FOR INFLICTING HARM OR
VIOLENCE ON ANOTHER PERSON BASED
ON THEIR GENDER OR SEX.

PERPETRATORS CAN BE OF ANY GENDER,


AND THEY ENGAGE IN HARMFUL
BEHAVIORS THAT CAUSE PHYSICAL,
EMOTIONAL, OR PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM
TO OTHERS.
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS ARE UNIVERSAL,
INALIENABLE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS THAT
EVERY PERSON IS ENTITLED TO, REGARDLESS
OF THEIR GENDER OR SEX.

GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IS A VIOLATION


OF HUMAN RIGHTS BECAUSE IT INFRINGES
UPON THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF
INDIVIDUALS, SUCH AS THE RIGHT TO LIFE,
LIBERTY, SECURITY, AND FREEDOM FROM
TORTURE OR CRUEL, INHUMAN, OR
DEGRADING TREATMENT.
SUMMARY
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IS A VIOLATION
OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND HAS SERIOUS
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES FOR
SURVIVORS. EFFORTS TO COMBAT
GENDERBASED VIOLENCE INCLUDE LEGAL
REFORMS, AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS,
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS, AND
CULTURAL AND SOCIETAL CHANGES THAT
CHALLENGE AND REJECT THESE HARMFUL
BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES. MANY
COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ENACTED LAWS AND
POLICIES TO ADDRESS GENDER-BASED
VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY,
BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND CONTINUES
TO BE A GLOBAL CONCERN.

You might also like