Iceland: 'The world's best place to be a woman' is being sued for misogyny

[cbabe]

A few months dated:

… Árnadóttir is one of several women collectively taking their government to the European Court of Human Rights over what they say is a misogynistic justice system that systematically violates the rights of victims of gender-based violence.

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According to a 2018 landmark study into trauma, a quarter of Icelandic women have experienced rape or attempted rape over their lifetimes and around 40% have been subjected to physical or sexual violence by their intimate partners. That number is significantly higher than the global average -- the World Health Organization says around 27% of women globally have been subjected to violence from a partner.

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The research revealed another worrying thing -- the proportion of women who have experienced violence was very similar across all sections of Icelandic society. "Different backgrounds, different levels of education, different levels of income ... so it's not class related," Valdimarsdóttir said.

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In fact, the group thinks the real numbers might be even higher. "I don't have a single girlfriend that has not been sexually abused, harassed, molested or in a toxic relationship," Helga Ben, one of the activists, told CNN during an interview with the group in a cafe in central Reykjavik.

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http://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2021/12/20/iceland-domestic-violence.html

[Marthe48]

1. I went to Iceland in Feb

I brought home a copy of a magazine called Iceland Review, English version. There is an article titled A Difficult Read, about the novel Magma, by _ora Hjorleifsdottir (I couldn't find a English letter equivilent of the character of her first name).

The novel is about a woman in an abusive situation and how she comes to realize she has to get out of it. The article highlights a lot of the abuse in Iceland. As I read, I raised my eyebrows, because I had read several tourist descriptions that it was one of the safest countries for women to travel to.

We all were treated nicely, with no problems.