Violence Against Women in Belgrade, Serbia:

Mršević, Zorica; Hughes, Donna M.

doi:10.1177/1077801297003002002

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“…The authors unfortunately did not attempt to measure the impact of the rituals. The use of a confidential hotline [57] and extending service provision to those who had experienced other types of war trauma such as torture and loss [52], were measures aimed at increasing the anonymity and therefore accessibility of services to survivors.…”

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What Evidence Exists for Initiatives to Reduce Risk and Incidence of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict and Other Humanitarian Crises? A Systematic Review

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Sexual violence is highly prevalent in armed conflict and other humanitarian crises and attracting increasing policy and practice attention. This systematic review aimed to canvas the extent and impact of initiatives to reduce incidence, risk and harm from sexual violence in conflict, post-conflict and other humanitarian crises, in low and middle income countries. Twenty three bibliographic databases and 26 websites were searched, covering publications from 1990 to September 2011 using database-specific keywords for sexual violence and conflict or humanitarian crisis. The 40 included studies reported on seven strategy types: i) survivor care; ii) livelihood initiatives; iii) community mobilisation; iv) personnel initiatives; v) systems and security responses; vi) legal interventions and vii) multiple component interventions. Conducted in 26 countries, the majority of interventions were offered in African countries. Despite the extensive literature on sexual violence by combatants, most interventions addressed opportunistic forms of sexual violence committed in post-conflict settings. Only one study specifically addressed the disaster setting. Actual implementation of initiatives appeared to be limited as was the quality of outcome studies. No studies prospectively measured incidence of sexual violence, although three studies provided some evidence of reductions in association with firewood distribution to reduce women's exposure, as did one program to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeeping forces. Apparent increases to risk resulted from lack of protection, stigma and retaliation associated with interventions. Multiple-component interventions and sensitive community engagement appeared to contribute to positive outcomes. Significant obstacles prevent women seeking help following sexual violence, pointing to the need to protect anonymity and preventive strategies. This review contributes a conceptual framework for understanding the forms, settings, and interventions for conflict and crisis-related sexual violence. It points to the need for thorough implementation of initiatives that build on local capacity, while avoiding increased risk and re-traumatisation to survivors of sexual violence.

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What Evidence Exists for Initiatives to Reduce Risk and Incidence of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict and Other Humanitarian Crises? A Systematic Review

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“…Both of these two countries have ethnic minorities that have been in conflict. Serbian men were soldiers in the Federal Yugoslav Army, which was involved in the war in Croatia, and Serbians joined paramilitary gangs involved in violence in Croatia and Bosnia (Mrsevic & Hughes, 1997). …”

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“…Another matter pertinent to children’s emotional security is that of violence against women and children from members of their own families (Mrsevic & Hughes, 1997). Escape from violent family members is hampered by the lack of housing available to women in Serbia, forcing victims to continue living with perpetrators.…”

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confidence: 99%

Children and Political Violence from a Social Ecological Perspective: Implications from Research on Children and Families in Northern Ireland

Cummings

Goeke‐Morey

Schermerhorn

et al. 2009

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

119

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The effects on children of political violence are matters of international concern, with many negative effects well-documented. At the same time, relations between war, terrorism or other forms of political violence and child development do not occur in a vacuum. The impact can be understood as related to changes in the communities, families and other social contexts in which children live, and in the psychological processes engaged by these social ecologies. To advance this process-oriented perspective, a social ecological model for the effects of political violence on children is advanced. This approach is illustrated by findings and methods from an ongoing research project on political violence and children in Northern Ireland. Aims of this project include both greater insight into this particular context for political violence and the provision of a template for study of the impact of children’s exposure to violence in other regions of the world. Accordingly, the applicability of this approach is considered for other social contexts, including (a) another area in the world with histories of political violence, and (b) a context of community violence in the US.

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“…Research on formal agency support in relation to abused women reveals that the vast majority of these institutional agencies such as the police, social services and lawyers, not only are found 'not helpful' by women who approached them for help, but they also contributed to the maintenance and reinforcement of such violence (Dobash et al, 1985;Hague & Malos, 1993;Mrsevic & Hughes, 1997;Radford, 1987). Depending on their response, social agencies can be proved to be supportive to women and challenge the violence the men's violence or, on the other hand, can contribute to its reinforcement and maintenance by responding indifferently or negatively.…”

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Violence against women and institutional responses: the case of Greece

Chatzifotiou¹

2003

European Journal of Social Work

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The myth of the family as a harbour of safety has long now been shattered. Prior to the 1970s, this myth had been kept alive by the historical and traditional view that what happens within a marriage is private and not open to public scrutiny. It is now well known and established that 'women are more likely to be assaulted in their own homes and by people they know than outdoors by strangers' (Home Office Statistical Findings, 1996, p. 2). Still, only an average of 25% of domestic violence crimes are ever reported. Astonishingly the remaining 75% occurs in silence (European Women's Lobby, 2000). Public services such as the police and the social services are at the front point of agencies that deal with this problem and handle domestic violence cases. Still, more empirical research needs to be done to address the effectiveness of their work as assessed both by the victims themselves and the professionals. This paper documents evidence given by Greek abused women with respect to their perceptions of support provided by formal services and stresses the need for evidence from the professionals to be further researched. Background information and literature review

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Violence Against Women in Belgrade, Serbia:

Cited by 22 publications

References 4 publications

What Evidence Exists for Initiatives to Reduce Risk and Incidence of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict and Other Humanitarian Crises? A Systematic Review

What Evidence Exists for Initiatives to Reduce Risk and Incidence of Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict and Other Humanitarian Crises? A Systematic Review

Children and Political Violence from a Social Ecological Perspective: Implications from Research on Children and Families in Northern Ireland

Violence against women and institutional responses: the case of Greece

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