The Convention applies to violence perpetrated by public authorities. Such acts of violence may breach that State's obligations under general international human rights law and under other conventions, in addition to breaching this Convention.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
1992
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 19, Violence against women (1992), para. 8.