a) Violence committed by and through the digital space/ through ICT P a r t o f t h e c o n t i n u u m o f G B V is t h e p e r p e t r a t i o n o f G B V t h r o u g h digital
spaces. I n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , gender-based violence p e r p e t u a t e d t h r o u g h
I C T intersect w i t h cases o f p r o s t i t u t i o n , t r a f f i c k i n g o f w o m e n a n d girls,
and sexual harassment, and violence i n intimate relationships, a m o n g
others. I n addition to the recognition of these f o r m s o f G B V i n the draft
G R 19, a n d i n recognition o f the a n o n y m i t y and often i m p u n i t y
involved i n these kinds o f violations. State obligation i n providing
redress m e c h a n i s m s a n d e n s u r i n g access t o j u s t i c e i n s u c h cases i s
r e c o m m e n d e d . A s t e c h n o l o g y a n d I C T a r e likewise sites o f
e m p o w e r m e n t for w o m e n a n d girls, i n the areas o f prevention, the use
of digital spaces a n d I C T t o c o m b a t a n d prevent G B V , a n d i n changing
stereotypes a n d attitudes m a y be developed.
b ) Violence in the form of misogyny and the proliferation
of 'hate
speech'/ targeting of women- W h i l e t h e w o r k o f t h e C o m m i t t e e
addressed t h e l i n k s o f gender stereotypes a n d traditional practices w i t h
gender based violence, there has been lack of guidance for States o n the
links of violence against w o m e n , misogyny a n d the perpetuation of rape
culture i n relation to the right to freedom of expression. D u r i n g our
consultation, hate speech against w o m e n has been raised asf o r m s o f
GBV, aspart of the c o n t i n u u m of violence and h o w it contributes to
extreme f o r m s of G B V . Concerns were likewise raised w h e n hate speech
a n d d i s c r i m i n a t o r y acts are c o m m i t t e d b y State actors a n d institution,
including t h e highest officials o f t h e land.
c) Violence connected to wider struggles of Indigenous women and
struggles against development frameworks
which exacerbate GBV
and risks of GBV: T h e w o r k o f b o t h t h e C o m m i t t e e a n d t h e S R V A W
h a s c o v e r e d v i o l e n c e against I P s a n d a g a i n s t g r o u p s asserting selfdetermination. Violence for these groups o f w o m e n are b o t h personal
a n d collective. I nthe Philippines, I P s a n d M o r o w o m e n struggle
against G B V i n the f a m i l y a n d i nthe c o m m u n i t y as they likewise
s t r u g g l e c o l l e c t i v e l y as a g r o u p f o r s e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n .
d ) F/Aonomic Violence - I n t h e w o r k o f S R V A W , t w o m a n d a t e h o l d e r s h a v e
x a m i n e d t h e impact o fsocial a n d economic policies as w e l l as the
relationship o f political economy to w o m e n ' s h u m a n rights'^. I n this
sense connections have been m a d e o n macroeconomics w i t h violence
against w o m e n . However, consultations of the C H R P raised once again
issues o f economic violence i n the family, including i n abandoned
families. Poverty and its link w i t h gender based violence have been
discussed i n relation to rural a n d indigenous w o m e n , particularly those
i n the context o f development aggression. W i t h this, measures o f
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