Analysis and Data on Access to Justice for Victims/Survivors of Violence Against Women and Girls in East and Southern Africa

This is a fact sheet for UN Women East and Southern Africa quarterly knowledge series which has been developed from a multi country analytical study on access to justice for women and girls in in East and Southern Africa conducted in 2021. This analytical inquiry presents a steep rise in poor access to justice for women and girls, which has been worsened by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study concludes that this is not likely to level out in the region because of the circumstances facing women and girls and the limited opportunities for women and girls to access justice.