ed violence, women and girls are the main victims. ...shall be understood to encompass, but not be limited to the following:
             a) Physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring in the family,
             including battering, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse of children in the
             household, dowry-related violence, marital rape, female genital
             mutilation and other traditional practices harmful to women,
             non-spousal violence and violence related to exploitation.
             b) Physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring within the
             general community, including rape, sexual abuse, sexual harassment
             and intimidation at work, in educational institutions and elsewhere,
             trafficking in women and forced prostitution.
             c) Physical, sexual and psychological violence perpetrated or condoned
             by the State and institutions, wherever it occurs.
             (based on Articles 1 and 2 of the UN General Assembly
             Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
             (1993) and Recommendation 19, paragraph 6 of the 11th
             One now comes to the question of what exactly the differences are between gender and sexual violence. Sexual violence is a violence, which includes a sexual element, such as rape, enforced prostitution, sexual slavery, or sexual mutilation. Gender violence is usually manifested in the form of sexual violence, but can also include non-sexual physical or psychological attacks on women, men or children, as in the examples above. Gender violence is also an element of sexual violence because, in addition to the sexual element, the violence is based on the gender of the victims. (http://www.iccwomen.org/resources/gender.htm)
             Now that one knows the differences between sexual and gender violence , one needs to look at who this violence is directed towards. A women's body may be targeted because she has the role as guardian, whether it be over her children or her traditions.
             'violence against women' [includes] any act of g...