These rights include, inter alia, the rights to life; equality; liberty and security of the person; equal protection
under the law; freedom from discrimination; the highest
attainable standard of mental and physical health; just
and favourable conditions of work; and freedom from
torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
or punishment
Violence against women may be physical, sexual or
psychological, and includes battering, sexual abuse,
dowry violence, marital rape, harmful traditional
practices, non-spousal rape and violence, sexual harassment, forced prostitution, trafficking in women, and
exploitation-related violence
Violence against women, in all its forms, violates and
impairs or nullifies the enjoyment by women of human
rights and fundamental freedoms
Police shall exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and make arrests for all acts of violence against
women, whether perpetrated by public officials or
private persons, in the home, in the community, or in
official institutions
Police shall take rigorous official action to prevent the
victimization of women, and shall ensure that revictimization does not occur as a result of the omissions of
police or gender-insensitive enforcement practices
Violence against women is a crime and must be treated
as such, including when it occurs within the family
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