 As part of this mission , the organization litigates in gender @-@ based asylum , gender @-@ based persecution , and domestic violence cases . The organization has urged what it believes are repressive , negligent or dismissive governments throughout the world to take responsibility for acts of gender @-@ based violence and persecution by providing victims with shelters and ensuring prompt , responsive police forces , all while doing more to eliminate overt and harmful policies designed to suppress and incite fear among women . 
