Documenting women's rights violations by non-state actors

Tools to help address violence against women by non-state actors

By: Women Living Under Muslim Laws, Bauer J & Hélie A
Published by: Rights and Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development (ICHRDD) , 2006
Via: Eldis

This manual aims to provide tools to help further the work of activists particularly those investigating and addressing violence against women perpetrated by non-state actors. It is especially designed for activists without legal backgrounds, with the aim of directing them towards legal definitions and human rights mechanisms that may help them in their efforts to ensure that states fully meet their obligation to protect. Divided into four parts the document covers:

• Standards for documenting abuse by non-state actors
• violence against women by non-state actors, framing the issues
• human rights concepts and the human rights framework as crucial tools to address violence against women by non-state actors
• documentation work from an activists perspective.