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GBV, HIV and AIDS Policy Scan (8 countries). Rose Gawaya Gender Consultant HEARD. GBV, IPV Prevalence & HIV Prevalence. Overview. Common Threads. Non Discrimination principle (in terms of women but not sexuality) Gender, GBV, HIV and AIDS policies
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GBV, HIV and AIDS Policy Scan(8 countries) Rose Gawaya Gender Consultant HEARD Preliminary findings, 30 November 2012
Overview Preliminary findings, 30 November 2012
Common Threads • Non Discrimination principle (in terms of women but not sexuality) • Gender, GBV, HIV and AIDS policies • Some big gaps around the criminalisation of marital rape…except Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa • Equality clauses not translated into reality • Women’s Rights/Family( Inheritance, maintenance, marriage, child custody, divorce, administration of estates) Preliminary findings, 30 November 2012
Outstanding issues (Differences) • Rwanda: D.V clause in the Constitution • Zimbabwe: Lack of gender equality principle in the Constitution • Angola: Sexuality clause in the Constitution • Angola: Lack of comprehensive law on Child rights • Zimbabwe: Elaborate framework on maintenance, marriage, inheritance and property in marriage • Swaziland: Conditional rights for women • Rwanda and Zimbabwe: National plans on women, girls and HIV • Mozambique: Respect clause and women’s economic empowerment in the Constitution; HIV integrated in D.V law Preliminary findings, 30 November 2012
Gaps • Rehabilitation of perpetrators of GBV • LGBT: Lesbians, homophobia/Criminalisation • Women controlled methods in HIV prevention • Policies on men: GBV,HIV and care giving • Alcohol and drug abuse: HIV and GBV • Sex workers excluded from the policy environment • Elderly, Disability Preliminary findings, 30 November 2012