In Angola, gender-based violence is seen as the top challenge to women's rights

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In Angola, gender-based violence is seen as the top challenge to women's rights

In Angola, gender-based violence is
seen as the top challenge to women's rights

GBV tops the list of women's-rights issues that Angolans say the government and society must address.

Análise · Janeiro 2023
O QUE OS ANGOLANOS PENSAM Análise · 5 Janeiro 2023

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In Angola, gender-based violence is
seen as the top challenge to women's rights

In Angola, gender-based violence is seen as the top challenge to women's rights

Gender-based violence (GBV) threatens the health, well-being, and lives of women throughout Angolan society. The most recent Multiple Indicator and Health Survey reports that 32% of Angolan women have suffered physical violence since the age of 15. The Angolan government has ratified international conventions and instruments to combat GBV. This dispatch reports on a special survey module included in the Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021/2022) questionnaire. Angolans consider gender-based violence the most important women's-rights issue that the government and society must address. A majority of citizens say GBV is a common reality in their communities and should be treated as a criminal matter.

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GBV tops the list of women's-rights issues that Angolans say the government and society must address.