Violence against women and girls: enough is enough
One of the most widespread violation of human rights Violence against women and girls takes many different forms, including domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment, child, early and forced marriage, sex trafficking, so called ‘honor’ crimes and female genital mutilation. Many perpetrators believe that violence toward women and girls is normal or appropriate behavior, supported by society. They feel that they can commit violence without disapproval. It is one of the most widespread violations of human rights and has long-term devastating effects on the lives of women, their communities and wider society. It is time to say "enough is enough" . We want violence against women to end. Violence on a massive scale 35 percent of women will experience violence at the hands of their current or former partners in their lifetime, up to 70 percent according to some national studies. Around 650 million women alive today were married as children. Of those women, more t...