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UN survey of men in Asia-Pacific reveals high levels of sexual violence in region
U.N. News Centre

10 September 2013 – The most common motivation of some men who have admitted to rape is the belief that they are entitled to sex even without the female partner’s consent, according to a newly released United Nations study of some Asia and Pacific countries, which urges greater measures to end impunity for men who use violence against women and girls.

According to the survey of 10,000 men at nine sites, nearly half reported using physical and or sexual violence against a female partner, and nearly a quarter admitted to having raped.

“The study’s findings reaffirm that violence against women is an expression of women’s subordination and inequality in the private and public spheres,” according to a joint news release by a coalition of the survey’s authors: UN Development Programme (UNDP), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), UN Women and United Nations Volunteers (UNV).

The findings show how men’s use of violence against women is associated with men’s personal histories and practices, within a broader context of structural inequalities.

According to the men surveyed, rape was particularly common within relationships, but one in 10 men admitted to raping a woman who was not their partner.

Half of those who admitted to rape reported their first time was when they were teenagers [....]

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