Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. k
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Recognising, with grave concern, that women and girls are often exposed to serious forms of violence such as domestic violence, sexual harassment, rape, forced marriage, crimes committed in the name of so-called "honour" and genital mutilation, which constitute a serious violation of the human rights of women and girls and a major obstacle to the achievement of equality between women and men;
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Harmful Practices
Violence
Person(s) affected
Girls
Men
Women
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Preamble
Reference
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (2011), Preamble, k.