Frequently Asked Questions / What are the forms of violence?

Physical violence – beating, torture, damage to health, illegal deprivation of liberty or any other action that causes physical pain or suffering, withholding health needs, which leads to damage to health or death of a family member; 

Psychological violence - offence, blackmailing, humiliation, threats, or any other action that violates a person's honor and dignity; 

Economic violence - an act which causes restriction of the right to have food, dwelling and other conditions for normal development, to enjoy property and labor rights, to use common property and to administer one's own share of that property;

Sexual violence - sexual act by violence or threat of violence, or by taking advantage of the victim's helplessness; sexual act or other acts of sexual nature or child sexual abuse;

Coercion - compelling a person by using physical or psychological force to carry out or fail to carry out an act, carrying out or refraining from which is  the right of that person, or making a person tolerate an action carried out against his/her will;

Neglect - a deficit in meeting a child's physical and psychological needs by a parent and/or legal guardian, limitation of the right to basic education, failure to protect from harm, failure to take necessary actions for birth registration and the enjoyment of medical and other services, in cases when the parent and/or legal guardian has adequate information, capacity and access to relevant services. 

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