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Violence against Palestinian Women and Girls
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I. Summary
Key
Recommendations
Note on
Methodology
II.
Background
The
Political and Legal Status of the Occupied Palestinian Territories
The
Palestinian Criminal Justice System..
The
Palestinian Police
The Attorney
General and Public Prosecutors
The
Palestinian Judiciary
Applicable
Laws
The Status
of Palestinian Women
The
Palestinian Women's Rights Movement
III. Social
and Legal Obstacles to Reporting Violence and Seeking Redress
Spousal
Abuse
Child Abuse
Sexual
Violence
Rape
Incest
Murder of
Women under the Guise of "Honor"
IV. Failings
in Institutional Responses to Violence against Women and Girls
The Role of
the Police
The Role of
Medical Professionals
The Absence
of Medical Guidelines and Breaches of Confidentiality
Forensic
Doctors and Forced Virginity Testing
The Informal
Justice System..
The Role of
Governors in the Informal Justice System..
Inaccessible
Shelters for Victims of Violence
The Nablus
Shelter
The Bethlehem
Home for Girls
V.
Obligations under International Human Rights Law..
The Right to
Non-Discrimination and Equality before the Law..
State
Responsibility for Abuses by Third Parties
VI.
Conclusion
VII.
Recommendations
To the
Palestinian Authority
To President
Mahmoud Abbas
To the
Palestinian Legislative Council
To the
Attorney General
To the
Ministry of Interior
To the
Ministry of Social Affairs
To the
Ministry of Health
To the
Government of Israel
To the
International Donor Community
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