A Question of Security: Violence Against Palestinian Women and Girls
Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Israel, Palestine
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Year: 2006
Citation: Human Rights Watch. A Question of Security: Violence Against Palestinian Women and Girls. New York: Human Rights Watch, 2006. Accessed October 18, 2016. http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/11/06/question-security.
Sub-Categories: Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: Israel, Palestine
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Year: 2006
Citation: Human Rights Watch. A Question of Security: Violence Against Palestinian Women and Girls. New York: Human Rights Watch, 2006. Accessed October 18, 2016. http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/11/06/question-security.
Executive Summary
This report highlights the impact of sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinian women and girls. It is based on field research that was conducted in the West Bank and Gaza, and highlights how even though the Palestinian Authority has seemed to become more interested in addressing issues of gender-based violence over time, ultimately there has been very little serious action or legislation to end the practice.