Gender-based violence is identity-based violence.
International Women’s Day has been marked every 8 March since 1975, yet there is still a long way to go towards achieving rights and equality for women. #Metoo and other campaigns have made some inroads including abortion rights in Ireland, new laws recognising sex without consent as rape in Iceland and Sweden and a landmark case in Mexico where courts held the State responsible for rape committed by security forces (see Amnesty’s 5 wins for Women’s Rights). There have been h