Eliminating discrimination against women in political and public life with a focus on political transition 2013, para. 68
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- In 2012, recognizing the importance of eliminating violence against women in public and political life, the General Assembly, in its resolution 66/130, called for an environment of zero tolerance for violence against women elected officials and candidates for public office. In the Latin American and Caribbean region, the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women explicitly recognizes the right of women to be free from violence in both the public and the private spheres and the impact that violence can have on civil, political and economic, social and cultural rights. In this region, there are examples of legislation prohibiting gender-based harassment and violence against a woman candidate as well as pressure on a female candidate's family. In the African region, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights recently issued a decision on the failure of States in protecting women during acts of political protest, including in a case concerning violence against women journalists. In an environment where sexual violence continues to go unpunished, this decision makes a valuable contribution towards ensuring that States are held to account when they fail to protect women from violence.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2013), A/HRC/23/50, para. 68.
- Paragraph number
- 68
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