Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Eliminating domestic violence 2015, para. 8c
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[Calls upon States to take effective action to prevent domestic violence, including by:] Accelerating efforts to develop, review and strengthen inclusive policies, including by allocating adequate resources to address the structural and underlying causes of domestic violence against women and girls, to overcome gender stereotypes, to encourage media to examine the impact of gender-role stereotypes, including those perpetuated by commercial advertisements that foster gender-based violence and inequalities, to promote zero tolerance for such violence and to remove the stigma of being a victim and survivor of violence, thus creating an enabling and accessible environment where women and girls can easily report incidents of violence and make use of the services available, including protection and assistance programmes;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Eliminating domestic violence (2015), A/HRC/RES/29/14, OP 8c.