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RUBIZHNE: S A F E C I T Y FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS SCOPING STUDY RESULT REPORT 2019 The Analytical Report on the Results of the Scoping Study “Rubizhne: Safe City” was drawn up by UN Women Ukraine within the framework of the United Nations Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme (UN RPP) implemented by four United Nations agencies: the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The Programme is supported by eleven international partners: the European Union, the European Investment Bank and the governments of Canada, Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. UN Women drew up the Report as a part of the “EU Support to the East of Ukraine: Recovery, Peacebuilding and Governance” project funded by the European Union. UN Women is a UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to implement these standards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of UN Women, the United Nations Organization, or any of its associated organizations. © UN Women 2019. All rights reserved. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ................................... 4 4.4. Perpetrators of sexual harassment and sexual 1. SCOPING STUDY violence .................................... 33 BACKGROUND ......................5 4.5. Factors contributing 1.1. Rationale .................................... 5 to sexual violence and sexual harassment 2. METHODOLOGY ...................8 in Rubizhne ............................... 34 2.1. Objectives of the 4.6. Coping strategy scoping study ............................. 8 and impact of sexual 2.2. Research methods .................... 8 harassment............................... 37 2.3. Respondents recruitment ......... 9 4.6.1. Girls’ and women’s 2.3.1. Focus group coping strategy ....................... 37 discussions .................................. 9 4.6.2. Impact of sexual 2.3.2. Key informant harassment............................... 39 interviews .................................. 10 4.7. Availability and access 2.4. Research Tools ......................... 10 to services ................................ 40 2.5. Study ethics .............................. 11 4.8. Relationship of the police with the community ................ 43 3. SITUATION ANALYSIS ...........13 3.1. Legislation on gender-based 5. SAFETY AUDIT RESULTS ........47 violence and sexual harassment in Ukraine ............. 13 6. CONCLUSIONS ....................50 3.2. Main characteristics of Rubizhne .............................. 20 7. RECOMMENDATIONS ...........53 3.3. Response to violence on the local policy level ......... 24 Annex 1. SOURCES............................ 56 Annex 2. GUIDE FOR FGD WITH 4. FINDINGS OF THE WOMEN AND GIRLS SCOPING STUDY .................26 IN RUBIZHNE ................................ 59 4.1. Prevalence of sexual Annex 3. GUIDE FOR IN-DEPTH violence against women INTERVIEW WITH EXPERTS ........... 63 and girls .................................... 26 Annex 4. HOW WAS THE SAFETY 4.2. Prevalence of sexual AUDIT CONDUCTED? ................. 68 harassment against Annex 5. MAPPING THE MOST women and girls ...................... 30 UNSAFE PLACES IN RUBIZHNE 4.3. Most vulnerable groups IN TERMS OF VIOLENCE of women and girls AGAINST GIRLS AND WOMEN ... 70 to experience sexual Annex 6. POORLY LIT PLACES harassment............................... 32 IN RUBIZHNE ................................ 71 3 ABBREVIATIONS АТО/JFO – Anti-Terroristic Operation/Joint Forces Operation FGD – Focus group discussion GBV – Gender-based violence HIV – Human immunodeficiency virus ILO – International Labour Organization KII – Key informant interview MM – Mass media MDT – Multi-disciplinary team (for conducting safety audit) MT GBV PSS – Psycho-social support mobile team for survivors of gender-based violence NAP – National Action Plan NGO – Non-governmental organization PLH – People living with HIV/AIDS SA – Safety audit SH – Sexual harassment CSSFCY – Centre of Social Service for Families, Children and Youth STI – Sexually transmitted infections UN – United Nations UNDP – United Nations Development Programme UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund UN Women – United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women VG – Vulnerable groups 4 1. SCOPING STUDY BACKGROUND 1.1. Rationale that constitute trafficking, or in any other way directed against a Violence against women and person’s sexuality, using coercion, girls (VAWG) is a global problem committed by any person regardless with many countries increasingly of their relationship with the victim, concerned about its effective in any circumstances, including, but prevention and response, including not limited to, at home or at work.”3 Ukraine. Sexual violence as one of the forms of violence against Council of Europe in its Convention women represents a serious violation on Violence against Women and of human rights, which aims to Domestic Violence defines sexual express power and domination harassment in art. 40: “…any form of over the victim.1 Sexual violence verbal, nonverbal or physical conduct affects women disproportionately, of a sexual nature with the effect of thus being considered gender- violating a person’s dignity, especially based violence and therefore when an intimidating, hostile, gender-based discrimination against degrading, humiliating or offensive women. Article 1 of CEDAW2 prohibits environment is created… “. As a discrimination based on gender, and form of sexual violence and a type General Recommendation no. 19 of of sexual harassment, street sexual CEDAW explains that discrimination harassment consists of unwanted against women referred to in art. comments, gestures, honking, wolf- 1 of CEDAW implies gender-based whistling, catcalling, exposure, violence as well. The Council of following, persistent sexual advances, Europe Convention on Preventing and touching by strangers in public and Combating Violence against areas such as streets, shopping malls, Women and Domestic Violence and public transportation.4 also recognizes sexual violence as gender-based violence. Sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spaces The World Health Organization are an everyday occurrence for defines sexual violence as “any women and girls around the world. sexual act, attempt to compel Worldwide, statistics shows that 80% sexual intercourse, unwanted sexual of women endure frequent street comments and advances, or acts 3 World Report on Violence and Health, World Health Organization, 2002, p. 149 1 World Report on Violence and Health, World Health 4 Whittaker, Elizabeth; Robin M. Kowalski (2015). Organization, 2002, p. 149 "Cyberbullying Via Social Media". Journal of School 2 Art.1, Recomandarea Generala nr. 19, CEDAW Violence. 14 (1): 11–29. 5 harassment.5 This reality reduces is implemented by UN Women women’s and girls’ freedom of Ukraine in the framework of the joint movement, their ability to participate UN project “EU Support to the East of in school, work and public life, and Ukraine – Recovery, Peacebuilding limits their access to essential services and Governance” in partnership with and their enjoyment of cultural and the Ukrainian Foundation for Public recreational opportunities.6 Health in the conflict-affected city of Rubizhne, Luhansk region. Although sexual harassment represents the most prevalent form Rubizhne was selected as a pilot of violence against women and girls, city for the implementation of this this type of violence has less attention programme in Ukraine due to existing from governments all over the world political will of Rubizhne City Council with only a few countries having laws and Luhansk region Civil-Military and policies to prevent and combat Administration to implement this street sexual harassment in place. programme, low socio-economic status of the population, the city’s The UN Women “Safe Cities Free location in a conflict-affected region, of Violence against Women and local community’s interest in securing Girls” Global Programme launched safe public spaces for women in November 2010, with leading and girls, and local stakeholders’ women’s organizations, UN proactive engagement. agencies and more than 70 global and local partners, is the first-ever A Scoping Study and a Safety Audit of global programme that develops, public infrastructure were conducted implements, and evaluates tools, to assess safety risks of women and policies and comprehensive girls concerning sexual violence approaches on the prevention of and sexual harassment in Rubizhne and