Justice, Change, and Human Rights: International Research and Responses to Domestic Violence

Abstract

The International Center for Research on Women has completed the 4-year grant program entitled Promoting Women in Development (PROWID) which addressed womens economic growth and development womens political participation and rights and violence against women. 11 of these projects focused on domestic abuse: 8 research studies in India documented the prevalence trends and responses to domestic violence; 3 studies in Mexico Bulgaria and Russia were designed to increase the capacity of different professionals to address the issue. This paper offers a synthesis of the PROWID project activity on and around domestic violence and provides a summary of key findings lessons learned recommendations for future research and an analysis of these findings in relation to a framework which links development and human rights.

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