Gender-Based Violence in Central Asia

This year’s edition of the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign got under way on November 25. That gender-based violence (GBV) is a problem in Central Asia has been obvious for years. Authorities publicly recognize this, the media report about the topic, laws are passed aimed at preventing GBV and better protecting women and girls. However, a trio of studies on gender related killings about to be published by “UN Women Europe and Central Asia”...