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July 2001
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Vol. 13 No.4 (D)
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UZBEKISTAN
SACRIFICING WOMEN TO SAVE
THE FAMILY?
Domestic Violence in Uzbekistan
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Summary
Background:
Women and Uzbek Nationhood
Uzbek
women Under Soviet rule
Post-independence
Uzbekistan
Women's
Status in the Family and Society
Uzbekistan's
Obligations Under International Law
Domestic
Law
State
Response to Violence Against Women
The
Scope of the Problem
Under-Reporting
of Domestic Violence
Attitudes
Towards Family Violence
Blaming
the Victim
Other
Explanations for Domestic Violence
No
Exit: Violence in the Family
Leaving
an Abusive Spouse
The
Policy of Family Reconciliation
Mahalla
and Other Community Government Bodies
District
Women's Committees
Civil
Remedies for Domestic Violence
Divorce
Family
Violence in the Criminal Justice System
Forensic
Evidence
Judicial
Responses to Domestic Violence
Lack
of Protection Under Criminal Law: Rape and Stalking
Suicide
Rhetoric
Without Remedies International
and NGO response
Conclusion
Recommendations
To the Government of Uzbekistan:
To
Bilateral and Multilateral Donors:
To
the United Nations:
To
the OSCE:
To
the European Union:
To
the U.S. Government:
To
the World Bank:
To
the Asian Development Bank:
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