Gender-based Violence (GBV)
G.B.Violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) is violence committed against a person because of his or her sex or gender. It is forcing another person to do something against his or her will through violence, coercion, threats, deception, cultural expectations, or economic means. Although the majority of survivors of GBV are girls and women, LGBTIQ, boys and men can also be targeted through GBV.
According to some estimates, one in two Mongolian women is a victim of domestic violence and approximately one-half of all administrative detainees and one-quarter of criminal detainees have been held for domestic violence-related offenses. To address these grim statistics, Mongolia has adopted both a new Criminal Code, which for the first time identifies domestic violence as a specific crime and makes it subject to criminal punishment, and the Law to Combat Domestic Violence, which provides for a more comprehensive response to the domestic violence and for integrated victim services.
According to a nationwide study, 30 % of women experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime in Mongolia. The present research adopts an intersectional lens to comprehensively address the survival experiences of Mongolian women who had lived through intimate partner violence.
- Every second Mongolian woman has experienced violence from an intimate partner at some point in her life (physical, sexual, emotional and economic violence, and controlling behaviors)
- Among ever-partnered women, 57.9% have experienced one or more of the following types of violence in their lifetime: physical, sexual, emotional and economic violence, and controlling behaviors; and 31.2% have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime;
- Non-partner violence is prevalent among young people. Since age 15, 17.3% of women have experienced non-partner physical violence during their lifetime and 4.5% experienced it during the last 12 months
- Alarmingly, 10.7 % of underage girls reported sexual abuse before turning 15, with family members often being the perpetrators.
- 1 in 4 women, regardless of her social and economic status, agreed that a husband is justified in beating his wife if she is unfaithful.
- 1 in 10 women experienced child sexual abuse before the age of 15
In first half of 2023, reports announced that domestic violence increased by 20% compared to the previous year.
Our Response
Our Response
We have been implementing a project that aims to strengthen the response to domestic violence and increase access to justice for survivors of domestic violence in the western region of Mongolia.We have been providing victims of domestic violence with security, medical care, psychological, social welfare, child protection, legal assistance and mediation services.
Our Work Helps People Free Themselves from domestic violence and sexual violence
Our Work Helps People Free Themselves from domestic violence and sexual violence
Sain Tus Development Bridge NGO is providing emergency assistance funded by VITAL VOICES Global Partnership directly to victims who have faced an extreme form of gender-based violence within the last three months. The emergency assistance funds include medical assistance, immediate shelter assistance, relocation and livelihood support, psychological support and legal assistance. The budget request will be based on the survivor's needs.
Who is eligible for emergency funds?
A person who faces extreme forms of gender-based violence that result in severe physical, sexual or psychological damage or injury. This includes; domestic violence; sexual violence; sexual exploitation; trafficking in persons, threaten, attempted to kill or murder.
Gender-based discrimination is the most widespread
violation of human rights
Leave no one behind!
End Gender-based Violence at Home, in the Workplace
and in Public Spaces
and in Public Spaces