July 2023

International declarations and laws to mitigate gender base violence for women and men with highlights on Cameroon situation

Laws and legislation significantly influence actions in societies to control rates of gender-based violence (GBV). Most domestic laws are developed from international declarations and conventions. This paper reviews declarations, policies, and laws enacted at international levels and ratified at national levels to mitigate GBV from a neutral perspective. Most countries ratify declarations and conventions to control GBV...

Author(s): Abena Mbah Tihnje, Achataseh Godwill and Bih Fosoh Ernestine