Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 10
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The Commission affirms that violence against women and girls is rooted in historical and structural inequality in power relations between women and men, and persists in every country in the world as a pervasive violation of the enjoyment of human rights. Gender-based violence is a form of discrimination that seriously violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment by women and girls of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. Violence against women and girls is characterized by the use and abuse of power and control in public and private spheres, and is intrinsically linked with gender stereotypes that underlie and perpetuate such violence, as well as other factors that can increase women's and girls' vulnerability to such violence.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Girls
Men
Women
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (2013), para. 10.