Violence against women is a serious violation of human rights that undermines gender equality and human development. In the last three decades, the states in Latin America and the Caribbean have reached agreements on regional and international norms and standards to address violence against women that created a baseline that allowed the sanction of legal systems, public policies and action plans against violence against women. Indeed, as of 2016, 31 of the 33 countries in the region (94\%) already had some kind of national action plan, of which 15 were specific to violence against women and, by 2018, nearly 40\% of the countries have already passed comprehensive laws that typify various forms of violence against women, both in the private and public spheres. In this context, the study analyses the institutional capacities of states to provide a comprehensive response on violence against women (prevention, care, punishment and reparation) and identifies promising initiatives at the national level, as well as regional challenges and opportunities.
Keywords:
Violence against women, Public policies, Latin America and the Caribbean
Essayag, S. (2018). Public Policies and National Plans on Violence against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. Journal Studies of Public Policy, 4(2), 110–127. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-6296.2018.51740
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