Gender-Based Violence in Central Asia

This year’s edition of the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign got under way on November 25. That gender-based violence (GBV) is a problem in Central Asia has been obvious for years. Authorities publicly recognize this, the media report about the topic, laws are passed aimed at preventing GBV and better protecting women and girls. However, a trio of studies on gender related killings about to be published by

 “UN Women Europe and Central Asia”

 https://eca.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2024-09/Snapshot-Femicide-research-in-Central-Asia_final.pdf 

are expected to show that the problem is getting worse. Is getting worse. Joining host Bruce Pannier to discuss these questions are guests Khalida Azhigulova, a Kazakhstan-based lawyer and international consultant on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse; and contributors to the UN studies Svetlana Dzardanova, human rights and corruption researcher at Freedom for Eurasia, currently located in Kyrgyzstan; and Niginakhon Saida, a researcher, educator, and freelance journalist from Uzbekistan specializing in Islam, education, and gender issues in Central Asia.