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2020-09-25
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Gender Based Violence Manifestations on Lockdown Contexts by COVID-19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/24629448.4194
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Nicolás Londoño Bernal Universidad Santo Tomás

Gender Based Violence (GBV) has been a major challenge in search for gender equality and the guarantee for a life without violence for women. Once COVID-19 emergency has begun, lockdown measures — adopted for many countries around the world — has revealed several increases in cases of GBV. The following research carries out a review at academics, ONGs, and formal pronouncements around the incidence of lockdown measures in GBV — especially for the Ibero-american context. Results indicate a qualitative approach to expressions, risk factors and mitigating measures for GBV at lockdown by COVID-19.