Report 2022

Gender-based violence:
Survivor, Victim, Perpetrator and Human Right
REPORTERS:
Emmanuel T. Fajardo
Robelen A. Fuentes
Objectives:
• Understand the definition of gender-based violence,
other related terms, and its forms and
consequences;
• Understand gender - based violence as a human
rights issue;
• Determine the relationship between human rights
and gender - based violence; and
• Differentiate perpetrators, survivors, and victim in
gernder - based violence.
DEFINITION
Gender - based viiolence - any harmful act taht is perpetrated

against a person will and that is based on sicially - ascribed
( Gender) differences between males and females ( Inter-
agency standing commitee guidlines for intergrating gender -
based violence in interventions in humanitarian action 2015).
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Gender-based violence is one of the most widespread and

human rights abuses, but least recognized in the world. It refers
to any harm perpetrated against a persons will on the basis of
gender, the socially ascribed differences between males and
females.
CONSEQUENCES OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
These consequences include serious, immediate , and long term impacts on
the sexual physical, and psychological health of survivors.
Health consequences include unwanted pregnancies, complications

from unsafe abortions, sexually transmitted infections including HIV, injuries,
mental health, and psychological effects (depression, anxiety, post-trautic
stress, suicide and death). Violence also affects children's survival,
development , and school participation.
Social consequences extend to families and communities. Families can also be

stigmatezed as a consequence of gender-based violence, For example , when
children are born following a rape, or if family mombers chhose to stand by a
survivor, fellow members of their community may avoid them.
CONSEQUENCES OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Economic consequences include the cost of public health and social

welfare systems and the reduced ability of many survivors to
participate in social and economic life. (World health organization,
global and regional estimates of violence against women 2013).
SURVIVOR, VICTIM , AND PERPETRATOR
Survivor is the preferred term (not a victim) of a person who has

lived through incident of gender-based violence. A perpetrator is a
person, group, or institution that inflicts, support, or condones
violence or other abuse against a peron or group of persons.
Characteristics of perpetrator includes:
A. person with real or perceived power:
B. persons in decision-making positions;and
C. persons in authority
In all incidents of GBV, there is always a survivor/victim and a

perpetrator. Therefore. All actions in the prevention and
response to GBV need to address both the survivors and the
perpetrator.
Human Rights
Human rights are universal, inallenable, indivisible, interconnected, and
interdependent. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedom without
distinction of any kind, such as race color, sex,language,religion,political or
other opicion, national or social origin, property, birth , or other status.
Prevention of and response to gender-based violence is directly linked

to the protection of human rights. Acts of gender-based violence violate a
number of human rights principles enshrined in international human rights
instruments and in our philippine constitution.
These include the following amongst others:
* the right to life,liberty, and prperty of persons;

* the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health:
* the right to freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment
or punishment:
* the right to freedom of option and expression and to education:
SUMMARY
• GBV is a worldwide phenomenin which must be given attention
nationally and internationally. The consequences capture almost all
spheres of our lives (family,socially, econimically, and health). A
main focus of gender-based violence is violence against women
(VAW) affecting women and girls across their lifespan. VAW also
covers a continuum of violence which appeared to be unending,
with an array of elements of abuse, coercion, or force.
• The survivor and perpetrator are important actions in GBV and VAW
cases, GBV and VAW are clear violants of human rights . All these
point to the essence that these acts of violence are a global and
national concern.
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Gender-based violence:

Survivor, Victim, Perpetrator and Human Right

Gender - based viiolence - any harmful act taht is perpetrated

Gender-based violence is one of the most widespread and

Health consequences include unwanted pregnancies, complications

Social consequences extend to families and communities. Families can also be

Economic consequences include the cost of public health and social

Survivor is the preferred term (not a victim) of a person who has

In all incidents of GBV, there is always a survivor/victim and a

Prevention of and response to gender-based violence is directly linked

* the right to life,liberty, and prperty of persons;

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