+ damcelle torres- cortes mason fellow, mc mpa 2014 harvard kennedy school violence against women...
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Damcelle Torres- CortesMason Fellow, MC MPA 2014
Harvard Kennedy School
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Philippine Legal Framework
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+VAW Legal Framework
• CEDAW ESCR • CRC ICMW• ICCPR
International Instruments
• Equality, dignity, respect for human rights
• Women’s role in development• Protect working women
Philippine Constitution
• Anti-Rape Magna Carta of Women
• Anti-Sexual Harassment Anti-VAWC• Anti-Human Trafficking Anti-
Voyeurism• Anti-Mail Order Bride Anti-Child Porn
Statutes
• Gender & Development Code• Anti-VAWC Implementation
Local Ordinances
PhilippineJurisprudence
• Battered woman syndrome
• Marital Rape• Rape
stereotypes
UN CommitteeCEDAW
(Vertido case, 2010)
Rape case dismissal violated CEDAW
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+VAW Legal Framework – Domestic Laws
Anti-Violence Against Women & Children (Anti-VAWC) (2004)
• Women & children as victims• Relationship• No mediation• Paid leave• P: 6 yrs to life imprisonment• Extra-judicial protection orders
Forms• Physical• Sexual• Psychological• Economic
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NGO/CenterSocial Welfare
Police
Family Court(trial)
Protection & Enforcement
SurvivorVillage Chief/Council
Public Prosecutor
Temporary Protection
Order
Permanent Protection
Order
Imprisonment
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+VAW Situation
http://pcw.gov.ph/statistics/201405/statistics-violence-against-filipino-women
Sexual violence
23% emotional violence14% physical violence8% sexual violence
Spousal violence declines as education and wealth increases
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+VAW Situation
http://pcw.gov.ph/statistics/201405/statistics-violence-against-filipino-women
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+Challenges Gender insensitive laws
Rape: Marriage as condonation No divorce law; Stringent Requirements for separation, annulment Prostitution law Limited anti-sexual harassment law
Implementation Sensitivity in community, frontline service providers Capacity of service providers – village officials, social workers,
prosecutors, judges Support mechanisms
Complementation of policies & services Reproductive health law Livelihood assistance Free-legal assistance Counseling and shelters Gender and Development (GAD) budget