ABSTRACT
This chapter enable participants to define and identifies various forms of violence against women. It recognizes that all forms of violence against women are human rights violations whether they occur in armed conflict, on the streets, in the home, in public, in the workplace, or in custody, prison, or other institutional settings. The chapter also identifies the role of governments, United Nations human rights bodies, community leaders, the media, and individual women in addressing and eliminating violence against women. It explores the effect of armed conflict on women and identifies ways to respond to violence against women in conflict situations and develops the ways to prevent violence against women in your community. The Convention on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEDAW) does not include women prisoners or their advocates are rarely invited to speak at women's meetings or meetings dealing with women's issues. As a result, women prisoners remain nearly invisible and their voices remain largely unheard.
