The COVID-19 impact on sexual- and reproductive-health rights and gender based violence
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Lynch, A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX(LGBTI), WOMENS RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC), Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-covid19-april-2020/covid19-impact-on-gender-violence
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11363
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15356
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15356
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Lynch, A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX(LGBTI), WOMENS RIGHTS
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC), Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-covid19-april-2020/covid19-impact-on-gender-violence
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11363
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15356
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15356
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Abstract
COVID-19 arrived in South Africa at a critical time for women's rights. The lockdown has brought with it an increase in reports of domestic violence and threatens to disrupt access to sexual- and reproductive-health services a cornerstone of gender equality. Interventions to protect sexual- and reproductive-health rights during the crisis need to be part of an intersectional effort that takes into account vulnerabilities brought about by diverse identities and experiences, including those faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, ally, pansexual (LGBTIQ+) individuals.-
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