[The Committee recommends that States parties:] Use a confidential and gender-sensitive approach to avoid stigmatization, including secondary victimization in cases of violence, during all legal proceedings, including during questioning, evidence collection and other procedures relating to the investigation;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 33, Women’s access to justice (2015), para. 51g.