Summary:

This manual, specifically addressed to groups and individuals not well versed in legal matters, provides tools to human rights activists and defenders who investigate violence perpetrated against women by non-state actors. Its goal is to offer guidance with regard to the legal definitions and human rights protection mechanisms that may help them compel States to fulfill their obligation to protect. It presents concrete examples of particular forms of violence committed against women by non-state actors and models of strategies that have been used effectively, particularly in Muslim communities.

Authors: Jan Bauer and Anissa Hélie
Format: URL
Language: English
Publication Country: Canada
Publication Year: 2006
Publisher: WLUML
URL: http://www.wluml.org/english/pubs/pdf/misc/non-state-actors.pdf