Handbook on Effective Prosecution Responses to Violence against Women and Girls

Publications - Released in 2014

Drawing upon the recommendations and guidance contained in the updated Model Strategies and Practical Measures, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women, in cooperation with Thailand Institute of Justice, have drafted the Handbook on Effective Prosecution Responses to Violence against Women and Girls with a view to assist prosecutors in their duty to uphold the rule of law, firmly protect human rights and serve their community with impartiality and fairness in cases involving violence against women and girls.

The focus of this Handbook is on violence against women and girls, based on the United Nations definition i.e. "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether in public or private life".

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Organizations

  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • UN Women (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women)