Punishment alone cannot stop violence against women

South Korea has repeatedly tightened laws in response to stalking murders, digital sex crimes and intimate partner killings.

But global experts say the country’s next challenge is focusing not only on how to punish violence against women, but how to prevent it.

That requires treating violence against women not as a systemic problem that demands long-term prevention across government, according to Melissa Alvarado, programme specialist on Ending Violence against Women at UN Women’s Regional Offic ...