Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. i
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Recognising that violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between women and men, which have led to domination over, and discrimination against, women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women;
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Men
Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Preamble
Reference
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (2011), Preamble, i.