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International Human Rights Standards

International and regional law and policy has recognized the need for States to underpin their efforts to eliminate violence against women and provide protection with national action plans

Young women and violence

For many women and girls, their first sexual experience is forced.

Almost 50% of all sexual assaults around the world are against girls 15 years old and younger. An estimated 150 million girls under 18 suffered some form of sexual violence in 2002 alone.