The forms of GBV are sexual violence, physical violence, emotional and psychological violence, harmful traditional practices e.g. Female Genital Mutilation, trafficking in persons and socio-economic violence. Each of the GBV forms has manifestations in several types and this list is by no means exhaustive.

Forms of GBV #

1. Sexual Violence #

Rape, attempted rape, defilement, incest, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, forced prostitution, sexual violence as a weapon of war and torture and trafficking for sexual exploitation.

2. Physical Violence #

This includes physical assault, human trafficking and slavery.

3. Emotional/Psychological Violence #

Verbal abuse, insults/humiliation, isolation, sexual harassment, confinement and intimate partner violence all fall under emotional/ psychological violence.

4. Harmful Traditional Practices #

These include Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Early Marriage, Forced Marriage, Infanticide and/or Neglect, widow inheritance and disinheritance.

5. Socio-Economic Violence #

This manifests itself through discrimination and/or Denial of Opportunities and Services, Social Exclusion/Ostracism based on gender, Obstructive Legislative Practice, Wife/Spouse Inheritance and Bigamy.