Gender and Poverty in Europe EAPN BRIEFING NOTE 2017
Both poverty and gender inequality are two forms of social injustice. They undermine human rights; the, wellbeing of individuals, and their capacity to develop their full potential in life (as emphasized in the human development approach1). Despite efforts made to make progress in gender equality, women are still in an underprivileged position in our societies, […]
DOMESTIC ABUSE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE FAMILY COURTS
The new research outlined in this report, undertaken in partnership with Queen Mary University of London as part of the next phase of our Child First campaign, looks at domestic abuse and child contact proceedings through the lens of human rights. Human rights are for everyone, and while the family courts are an obvious venue […]
Alienation and Violence: Impact of Syria Crisis Report 2014
This report was prepared by the Syrian Centre for Policy Research (SCPR) with support and cooperation of UNDP and UNRWA. It is part of series of quarterly based reports on the impact of the crisis on development in Syria. All three organisations are committed to providing reliable socioeconomic data, indicators and analysis to track the […]
Multidimensional Child Deprivation in Syria A comparative research 2001, 2009
This report constructs Multidimensional Child Deprivation Indices (MCDIs) of Syria in 2001 and 2009, adopting child-centered approach and focusing on child wellbeing, environment, and potentials, to analyze the dynamics of child deprivation and its main components and assess the impact of related national development policies in terms of children rights, potentials, and general environment. […]
Forced Dispersion: a demographic report on human status in Syria
This report diagnoses the population question in Syria before and during the crisis, by means of a rights based participatory methodology. This diagnosis has involved a recalculation of some significant demographic indicators for the period prior to thecrisis, including birth, mortality, and fertility rates, one result being that population issues have been re-read from a […]
COUNTING THE COST: The Price Society Pays for Violence Against Women
Global statistics on violence against women show that, on average, 35% of women have experienced either physical and/or sexual violence by someone who is an intimate partner or sexual violence by someone who is not a partner. Furthermore, as many as 38% of all murders of women are committed by male intimate partners (WHO, 2013, […]
Comparative Study on Constitutional Processes in the Arab World A Gender Perspective
The study provides an analysis of the social, political and economic realities of the countries under inquiry. It also looks at the security and the legal environment in which the work of civil society has operated. The analysis includes the extent to which the civil society had social and legal freedom to raise, adopt, and […]
STORIES FROM THE GROUND: CHILD MARRIAGE IN REFUGEE CAMPS
The ongoing Syrian conflict has generated one of the largest refugee crises in recent history forcing over 5.5 million people to flee their homes and escape to neighbouring countries. Lebanon, one such neighbouring country now is home to approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees. The situation for children, especially for girls, is of great concern as […]
Child Widows Report
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Attacks and Harassment: The Impact on Female Journalists and Their Reporting
This report provides a clear examination into the professional dangers of being a female journalist in the news media today. Against a global backdrop that has changed significantly in the past five years both politically and digitally, this report provides an update to the 2014 report “Violence and Harassment Against Women in the News Media: […]