The Library – Violence against women
CARICOM governments have signed on to a number of international agreements, many of which outline the role of the state and the infrastructure needed to combat this social problem. Click on the ICON below to access some of those international documents.
International Agreements on Gender Based Violence
As a result of the international agreements signed by our regional governments many CARICOM states have passed Domestic violence acts. Click on the icon below to view the relevant documents
Domestic Violence Acts of the CARICOM Region
The recommendations put forward in the Cascadia Protocol are in many ways consistent with the tenants of the International agreements already signed by regional governments. Click the icon below to read the full Cascadia Protocol
Read the Cascadia Protocol full documents here
If you have any articles pertaining to the issue of gender based violence in our region , please share that documentation with us. Send us an email with an attached file and we will include the article in our library.