‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women
- The Commission on the Status of Women discussed the effects of digital violence against women, highlighting its impact on political participation and mental health, causing anxiety, paranoia, and fear.
- OlimpIA, a chatbot developed in Mexico, provides legal advice and support for victims of digital violence, having processed over 8,000 cases.
- Reforms in Mexico and Ecuador have established laws to punish digital violence, with the Ley Olimpia law allowing up to six years in prison for offenders.
- More than 700 policies in Mexico aim to combat digital violence, with specialized agencies set up to prosecute related crimes.
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UN alert for gender-based political violence
Deputy Secretary General of the UN alert on violence against women in politics, and asked to build quotas of money.
‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women
Online attacks against women are getting worse, according to the UN, causing lasting damage that can spill over into real world violence. Leading activists from Spain and Latin America met at UN Headquarters on Wednesday to rally women and share strategies on fighting back.
Call for the creation of standards against digital violence that inhibits them from entering politics
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Amina J. Mohammed, called on participants in the first World Conference of Women Parliamentarians to continue in the fight for parity and to create the necessary norms to combat digital violence and intimidation to prevent women's participation in politics.
Accelerating action to end cyber-bullying
By Jacqueline PARDITEY Cyber-bullying has become one of the most insidious forms of technology-facilitated violence against women and girls (TF VAWG), and it requires urgent, collective action to address. Accelerating action to end cyber-bullying is not only necessary but vital to creating a safer and more equitable digital environment for women and girls. Women have quickly risen to the top of the global conversation. Despite the numerous effor…
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