Doctors of the World present a Manifesto to fight gender-based violence

Gender-based violence, particularly violence against women and girls, is one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world, with serious impacts on the health, development, and identity of the individual. In a manifesto presented this afternoon, Doctors of the World warns about this problem and puts forward a set of solutions to fight it.   Portugal, 10 October 2019. Doctors of the World presented this afternoon the manifesto “Gender-based violence, particularly violence against women” addressing the persistence of this type of violence throughout the world, which is a violation of human rights and a huge obstacle to gender equality, and suggests solutions based on preventing and responding to it. The presentation was attended by 16 presidents and executive-directors from the delegations that form the Médecins du Monde Network. Violence, particularly against women and girls, is one of the most widespread and systematic human rights violations. Around the world, 35% of women have suffered physical and/or sexual violence in 2017, as reported by the World Health Organization. According to Doctors of the World, this violence can be based on gender inequalities, discrimination, poverty, deprivation of basic resources, wars and conflicts. It “has a serious negative impact on the individual’s physical, sexual and psychological health, development and/or identity”, the manifesto highlights. It is therefore imperative to fight this problem i...
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