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Ukrainian NGO Efforts to Prevent and Combat Gender-Based Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has exacerbated the problem of gender-based violence in Ukraine, as it has in every other country of the world. This problem has been widely recognized at the national level by state authorities in Ukraine, who reported a twofold increase in the number of criminal cases of domestic violence in 2020, compared with 2019. This tendency was confirmed by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the country, who underlined not only an increase in cases of gender-based violence (GBV), including domestic violence, in Ukraine during the COVID-19 pandemic but also deficiencies in the reaction by the state, especially during strict lockdowns. [...] The civil society organization (CSO) La Strada-Ukraine has been working in the field of preventing and combatting gender-based violence and gender discrimination in Ukraine for more than 20 years. It runs the National Hotline for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, and Gender Discrimination, which operates 24/7 and provides free psychological, legal, and informational consultations to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of GBV. In the months following the introduction of a nationwide lockdown in Ukraine on March 12, 2020, there was an increase of up to 150 percent in calls to the hotline."
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Anosova, Yuliia; Kryvuliak, Alona
2021-12
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COVID-19 Lockdowns and Gender-Based Violence Across Ethnic Groups in Guatemala
From the Document: "Women often face barriers to accessing government services, particularly access to the justice system. This is especially the case in Guatemala, where gender-based forms of violence continue to be a criminal justice and health issue. [...] Following previous research conducted in the United States and Australia, this brief report considers how COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and Guatemala's lockdown policies to mitigate infection impacted domestic violence for Ladinos and Mayans. Daily domestic violence cases were compiled from a specialized policing unit of Guatemala's National Civil Police (PNC) called Departamento de Atención a la Victima. This unit is located within police headquarters, particularly in areas with higher incidences of violence. Altogether, it has 53 offices across Guatemala. Units are staffed by female police personnel who provide emotional, physical, family, social, and legal assistance either directly or through outreach via other organizations. Victims of violence can report directly to these specialized units. [...] In Guatemala, there is not a socially constructed category of 'mestizo,' or person of a national ethno-racial identity of mixed indigenous and Spanish heritage. Rather, Guatemalans utilize the category of 'Ladino.' Ladinos are Guatemalan-born and have both indigenous and Spanish heritage, yet they choose to set aside signifiers of indigenous identity such as language and dress. Individuals of predominantly indigenous descent that utilize signifiers of indigenous identity are predominantly Mayan. Because of this, data for this study is broken up into two categories: domestic violence cases for Ladinos and Mayans."
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Iesue, Laura T.
2021-12
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