Elimination of violence against women 1995, para. 4

Paragraph
Document type
Resolution
Paragraph text
Condemns all acts of gender-based violence against women, and in this regard calls, in accordance with the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, for the elimination of gender-based violence in the family, within the general community and where perpetrated or condoned by the State, and emphasizes the duty of Governments to refrain from engaging in violence against women and to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and, in accordance with national legislation, to punish acts of violence against women and to take appropriate and effective action concerning acts of violence against women, whether those acts are perpetrated by the State or by private persons, and to provide access to just and effective remedies and specialized assistance to victims;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Women
Year
1995
Paragraph type
OP
Paragraph info
OP
Paragraph number
4