A/70/209
Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against
women, its causes and consequences
Summary
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur provides an overview of the
legally binding provisions, implementing mechanisms and relevant jurisprudence
regarding violence against women in three regional human rights systems, namely,
the African, European and inter-American systems. She also highlights that in order
for the regional systems to reinforce universal human rights standards, as contained
in international human rights instruments, a legally binding framework on violence
against women and girls is essential within the United Nations system.
Contents
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I.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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II.
Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A.
Country visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
Reports to the Commission on the Status of Women and to the Human Rights Council .
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Closing the gap in international human rights law: lessons from three regional human rights
systems on legal standards and practices regarding violence against women . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
United Nations resolutions and reports on regional cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C.
African human rights system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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D.
European human rights system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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E.
Inter-American human rights system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Conclusions and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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