Avon Global Center 2011 Women and Justice Conference Report

In 2011, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice hosted a conference in New Delhi, India on the theme “Gender-Based Violence and Justice in South Asia.” This conference brought together over 230 participants from 16 countries, including judges, activists, scholars, and survivors, to discuss strategies to combat gender-based violence (GBV) across South Asia and globally. The conference focused on:

• Sharing legal, policy, and advocacy tools to address GBV;
• Enhancing cross-border collaboration;
• Using international human rights law in domestic legal systems;
• Empowering women through property rights and economic independence;
• Combating acid attacks, trafficking, sexual harassment, and violence during conflict;
• Addressing the needs of girls facing early marriage, neglect, and discrimination.

Panels highlighted the barriers women face in accessing justice, such as legal loopholes, victim-blaming, and weak enforcement. Experts emphasized the importance of education, community outreach, legal reform, and property ownership in reducing violence. The conference also spotlighted promising models, such as problem-solving

Topics

• Gender-based violence in general
• Sexual violence and rape
• Statutory rape or defilement

Geographical location

• Asia
• India

Keywords

• gbv
• defilement
• sexual assault
• rape
• aouth asia
• conference
• report
• judges
• judicial
• avon
• avon center
• avon global center
• women and justice

Year

• 2011

External URL

• Avon Global Center 2011 Women and Justice Conference Report

Type

• Reports