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Violence against women: Twenty years of developments to combat violence against women 2014, para. 34
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- To ensure effective focus on the issue of sexual violence in armed conflict situations and their aftermath, the Security Council suggested that the Secretary-General appoint a special representative to provide coherent and strategic leadership and work effectively to strengthen existing United Nations coordinating mechanisms in addressing sexual violence in such situations. The Security Council urged States to adopt judicial reforms to address sexual violence; investigate all reports of sexual violence; and deploy a team of experts to investigate situations of sexual violence in armed conflict. The Security Council also called for more effective monitoring and reporting of issues of sexual violence within the United Nations system, targeted sanctions and more effective use of periodic field visits by its mechanisms.
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- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2014
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State responsibility for eliminating violence against women 2013, para. 51
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- It is common for police officers to encourage informal resolution between the parties instead of arresting perpetrators, or they carry out dual arrests, by accusing victims of also behaving violently. Police officers sometimes allow their own personal gendered views to influence their decisions on whether to detain perpetrators or dismiss a case. In addition to lack of sensitivity and specialized gender training, police officers responses are also greatly limited in some cases simply by the lack of necessary resources to carry out their duties.
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- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
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Existing legal standards and practices regarding violence against women in three regional human rights systems and activities being undertaken by civil society regarding the normative gap in international human rights law 2015, para. 52
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- The Commission applied the Convention of Belém do Pará for the first time in the seminal case of da Penha Maia Fernandes v. Brazil; it held that the State had failed to act with the due diligence required to prevent, punish and eradicate domestic violence and found the State responsible for a violation in respect of not having convicted or punished the perpetrator over a period of 17 years.
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- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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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 2015, para. 53
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- The Commission applied the Convention of Belém do Pará for the first time in the seminal case of da Penha Maia Fernandes v. Brazil; it held that the State had failed to act with the due diligence required to prevent, punish, and eradicate domestic violence, and found the State responsible for a violation in respect of not having convicted or punished the perpetrator over a period of 17 years.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
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Continuum of violence against women from the home to the transnational sphere: the challenges of effective redress 2011, para. 57
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- The due diligence standard has challenged the traditional codification of international law that limited States' responsibility regarding human rights to the public sphere. It has now become clear that, by failing to respond to violence perpetrated in private spaces including intimate partner violence and/or domestic violence, States may be held responsible for not fulfilling their obligation to protect and punish violence and abuse in a non-discriminatory way.
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- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
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Multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and violence against women 2011, para. 25
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- Interpersonal violence includes such forms of abuse as economic, psychological, sexual, emotional, physical and verbal threats and actions. These forms of violence are prevalent in all societies, though experienced and understood within distinct societal responses and world views. Such forms of violence are well known and understood and will not be elaborated on in this report.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
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Multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and violence against women 2011, para. 70
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- Adopting a holistic model with regards to gender-based violence requires a complex understanding of the ways in which inter- and intra-gender differences exist and the ways in which institutional and structural inequalities exacerbate violence through multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination.
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- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
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Pathways to, conditions and consequences of incarceration for women 2013, para. 27
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- The Global Commission on Drug Policy argues that despite harsher laws and policies and rising incarceration rates, it is not clear that the drug policies are having their intended effect of reducing or eliminating drug offences.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2013
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Continuum of violence against women from the home to the transnational sphere: the challenges of effective redress 2011, para. 62
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- The testimonies compiled by the Special Rapporteur from victims of domestic violence who attempted to access the legal system show that, unless violence results in serious physical injuries, the police, prosecutors and judges still tend to minimize offences in the belief that domestic violence is a private matter. As such, they discourage victims from pursuing cases and promote conciliation, thus returning victims to situations of abuse. Cases of domestic violence are often treated as administrative rather than criminal offences, or are classified as misdemeanours, resulting in reduced or inappropriate sentences.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2011
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