A/72/134
Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against
women, its causes and consequences on the adequacy of the
international legal framework on violence against women
Summary
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its
causes and consequences provides an account of her activities since her previous
reports. Following a discussion on the adequacy of the international legal framework
on violence against women, the mandate holder reports on the answers she received
from women’s rights regional mechanisms and the Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women and presents responses received from civil society
following her call for input on the issue. She then analyses t he adequacy of the
international legal framework on violence against women, addressing the debate on
the merits of a new legal instrument.
Contents
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I.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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II.
Activities of the Special Rapporteur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reporting and initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
Visits and communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C.
Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Debate surrounding the adequacy of the legal framework on violence against women . . . . . .
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Views from independent global and regional mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Views from civil society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C.
Special Rapporteur’s perspective on the adequacy of the international legal framework .
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Conclusions and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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