Gender-based violence against women, updating general recommendation No. 19 2017, para. 16
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Gender-based violence against women may amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in certain circumstances, including in cases of rape, domestic violence or harmful practices. In certain cases, some forms of gender-based violence against women may also constitute international crimes.
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women