Abstract Violence against women and poverty are closely connected. Measures to address this violence must tackle the social and economic factors that contribute to gender inequality. Violence against women is now recognised as a human rights violation but this is often understood narrowly in relation to violations of civil and political rights. Social and economic rights offer rich possibilities to look beyond punitive responses to violence to more preventative measures that take account of systemic inequalities. This article examines some of the reasons why these rights have not been sufficiently developed and engaged. Drawing on the views and activities of South African public interest lawyers, researchers and activists working on violence against women as well as those involved with work on gendered poverty and service delivery, it suggests how social and economic rights might be further developed and applied in challenging this violence.

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挑战暴力侵害妇女行为的社会和经济权利——审查和扩展策略

摘要 暴力侵害妇女行为与贫困密切相关。解决这种暴力的措施必须解决导致性别不平等的社会和经济因素。对妇女的暴力行为现在被认为是侵犯人权的行为，但这通常被狭隘地理解为侵犯公民权利和政治权利。社会和经济权利提供了丰富的可能性，可以将目光从对暴力的惩罚性反应转向考虑到系统性不平等的更多预防措施。本文探讨了这些权利没有得到充分发展和参与的一些原因。借鉴南非从事暴力侵害妇女行为的公益律师、研究人员和活动家以及参与性别贫困和服务提供工作的人士的观点和活动，