This consolidated report was submitted to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of the United States of America, Fourth Cycle, November 2025, 50th Session of the UPR, Human Rights Council. This submission describes the human rights violations experienced by women implicated in the criminal legal system. It focuses on criminalized survivors whose status as “offender” overlaps with and is often directly related to their experiences as a victim. It highlights the scope of this crisis, tracing the criminalization of survivors across their lifespans.
From the Cradle to the Grave: The Lifelong Criminalization of Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
Year: 2025
Resource Type:
Report
Submission/Statements
Report
Submission/Statements
Themes:
Cost of Exclusion
Human Rights
#PoorNotGuilty
Prisons
Cost of Exclusion
Human Rights
#PoorNotGuilty
Prisons
Region:
North America
North America
Country(ies):
United States
United States
People Groups:
Marginalised Ethnic Persons
People in Detention
People with Disabilities
People affected by Displacement (including migrants and refugees)
People facing Exclusion
Women and Girls
Marginalised Ethnic Persons
People in Detention
People with Disabilities
People affected by Displacement (including migrants and refugees)
People facing Exclusion
Women and Girls
Approach:
Law Reform
Policy Reform
Research
Law Reform
Policy Reform
Research
Campaign Partner:
Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
Human Rights Clinic, University of Miami School of Law
