Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence (DSGBV)
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence (DSGBV) includes consideration of domestic violence (which can include physical, psychological, emotional, and financial abuse and sexual violence), rape and sexual assault, prostitution and trafficking, female genital mutilation, forced marriage, sexual harassment, stalking and related acts, forced abortion and forced sterilisation together with new and emerging forms of DSGBV e.g. cyber violence.
Tackling Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, in all its forms, is a priority for The Department of Justice which has lead policy responsibility within Government to tackle such violence.
This section of the Department of Justice section of Gov.ie is split into four sections: