Handout 2: Welsh Government Definitions Abuse: Physical, sexual, psychological, emotional or financial abuse. Domestic abuse: Abuse where the victim of it is or has been associated with the abuser. Violence” (a) violence, threats of violence or harassment arising “Gender-based directly or indirectly from values, beliefs or customs relating to gender or sexual orientation; (b) female genital mutilation; (c) forcing a person (whether by physical force or coercion by threats or other psychological means) to enter into a religious or civil ceremony of marriage (whether or not legally binding) Sexual Violence: Sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, or threats of violence of a sexual nature Violence against women: The experience of gender based violence by women. and Act”: A process of targeted enquiry across the Welsh public service in “Ask relation to violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence and a process of routine enquiry within maternal and midwifery services mental health and child maltreatment settings. Client: Client is used here as a term to describe a person experiencing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence. The term encompasses the terms user” and Different partners use “victim”, “survivor”, “service “patient”. different words to define their relationship to the person at risk and so the guidance reflects this. In practical terms it is suggested a person experiencing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence selects the term they prefer, where a term is required. It should generally be possible to use a client’s name rather than other descriptive terms. Victim/Survivor are terms used interchangeably, however, the voices and materials used in this pack are those of self-identified survivors. International Definitions: General Recommendation No. 19 on VAW (GR 19) of Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women describes GBV as that is directed against “violence a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately”. Further, GBV is defined as including that inflict physical, mental or sexual harm “acts or suffering, threats of such acts, coercion and other deprivations of liberty.” The UN declaration on violence against women (1993) defines violence against women as act of gender based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, “any 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 in private life.”
Handout 2: Welsh Government Definitions Abuse: Physical, sexual, psychological, emotional or financial abuse. Domestic abuse: Abuse where the victim of it is or has been associated with the abuser. “Gender-based Violence” (a) violence, threats of violence or harassment arising directly or indirectly from values, beliefs or customs relating to gender or sexual orientation; (b) female genital mutilation; (c) forcing a person (whether by physical force or coercion by threats or other psychological means) to enter into a religious or civil ceremony of marriage (whether or not legally binding) Sexual Violence: Sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, or threats of violence of a sexual nature Violence against women: The experience of gender based violence by women. “Ask and Act”: A process of targeted enquiry across the Welsh public service in relation to violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence and a process of routine enquiry within maternal and midwifery services mental health and child maltreatment settings. Client: Client is used here as a term to describe a person experiencing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence. The term encompasses the terms “victim”, “survivor”, “service user” and “patient”. Different partners use different words to define their relationship to the person at risk and so the guidance reflects this. In practical terms it is suggested a person experiencing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence selects the term they prefer, where a term is required. It should generally be possible to use a client’s name rather than other descriptive terms. Victim/Survivor are terms used interchangeably, however, the voices and materials used in this pack are those of self-identified survivors. International Definitions: General Recommendation No. 19 on VAW (GR 19) of Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women describes GBV as “violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately”. Further, GBV is defined as including “acts that inflict physical, mental or sexual harm or suffering, threats of such acts, coercion and other deprivations of liberty.” The UN declaration on violence against women (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 in private life.”
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