ABSTRACT
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 254 Honor-Related Killings ...................................................................................... 256 Dowry-Related Deaths ...................................................................................... 257 Burning of Widows ............................................................................................ 258 Killings of Women Attributed to Accusations of Sorcery/Witchcraft ......... 258 Killings of Aboriginal and Indigenous Women .............................................. 259 Extreme Forms of Violent Killings of Women ............................................... 260 Killings in the Context of Armed Conflict ...................................................... 261 Killings as a Result of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity ................... 262 Female Infanticide and Abortions .................................................................... 263 The Challenge ..................................................................................................... 263
Embedded Social Attitudes .......................................................................... 263 What Is to Be Done? ...................................................................................... 265
What Can Be Done to Prevent Extreme Violence against Girls? ................. 269 Capacity Building through Partnership Building .......................................... 272 Security Council Resolution ............................................................................. 272 Child Sexual Abuse by UN Peacekeepers........................................................ 273 Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 275 Glossary of Key Terms ....................................................................................... 276 Discussion Questions ........................................................................................ 277 Suggested Reading ............................................................................................. 277 Recommended Web Links ................................................................................ 278 References ............................................................................................................ 279
Domestic violence (see Chapter 5) and sexual assault have been well documented for some time now (General Assembly Resolution 68/191), but the brutality of the other extreme forms of violence against women and girls has until recently received virtually no attention from national governments, let alone the international community. However, the growing number of shocking acts perpetrated against women has been exposed by the media and nongovernmental organizations, and this has led the United Nations and State governments to draft laws and develop intervention and prevention strategies.
