EXAMPLES OF VIOLENCE in GHANA

PHYSICAL	SEXUAL	PSYCHOLOGICAL
Cruel Punishment	Rape (forced sex)	Threatening Behavior
Physical Torture	Defilement	Objectification
Forced Labor	Sexual Harassment	Verbal Abuse
Beatings	Unwanted Sexual Touch	Infantalization of Women
Assault with a weapon	Forced Prostitution
Death
SOCIO-ECONOMIC	TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
Deprivation	Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)	Dowry
Financial Neglect	Tribal Marks	Food Taboos
	Widowhood Practices	Puberty Rites
	Trokosi (female ritual slavery)	Inheritance Practices
		Adultery Rites

Excerpt from Violence against Women and Children in Ghana, Appiah and Cusack, 1999