Amnesty International

This report analyzes the forms of violence Venezuelan women refugees face in Columbia and Peru, especially in public spaces, at home, and at work. Further, the report highlights that Venezuelan women refugees residing in Columbia and Peru are denied access to health and justice services due to stereotypes about their gender, nationality, and gender identity.

This report outlines Amnesty International’s concerns and suggestions to protect women’s rights during the Covid-19 pandemic. The report addresses that lockdowns due to the pandemic have increased reports of women being subjected to threats or violence at home. The report notes that the lockdown limits both methods by which victims can report for help and services such as shelters due to restricted capacity.

This report outlines Amnesty International’s perspective on the reliance of criminal law in addressing gender-based violence. The report states that while criminal law is an important aspect of addressing gender-based violence, it is not the only avenue of redress that should be taken.

This report outlines Amnesty International’s concerns regarding Poland's current legislation regarding definitions of violence and rape. Amnesty International voices their concern with the omission of economic violence from the definition of domestic violence in the Polish Criminal Code.

This report outlines the criminalization of rape in the Netherlands. The definition of rape in the Dutch Criminal Code focuses on a forced-based definition rather than on a lack of freely given consent. The definition of rape does not explicitly include marital rape; however, marital rape is covered in the general provisions as a crime.

This was a 2017 submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination reviewing Canada’s 21^st and 23^rd periodic reports at the 93^rd session of the Committee.

This report puts out a call to action for a national response to the human rights crisis created by the disproportionate scale and severity of violence faced by Indigenous women and girls in Canada.