What is violence against women? The United Nations General Assembly in 1993, defines violence against women as “any act of gender based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life. CLIC HERE to get more information about this kind of violence. Kinds of violence Sexual violence Sexual violence is any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, unwelcome sexual comments, advances or other acts of sexual harassment, including against a person’s sexuality, by any person (mostly men) regardless of their relationship to the victim, in any setting. CLIC HERE to discover some myths about sexual violence. Kinds of sexual violence Causes Consequences Alcohol...