Gender-based violence is a form of discrimination that seriously inhibits women's ability to enjoy rights and freedoms on a basis of equality with men.
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)
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Men
Women
Year
1992
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 19, Violence against women (1992), para. 1.