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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 37
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- 16. Recognizes the permanent damage that torture and ill-treatment, including sexual abuse and violence, causes to its victims and their families, and condemns the denial of medical services in all prisons and detention facilities;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 2002, para. 7
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- Stresses that violence against women in the family occurs within the context of de jure and de facto discrimination against women and the lower status accorded to women in society and is exacerbated by the obstacles women often face in seeking remedies from the State;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 1999, para. 11
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- Recalls the report of the Special Rapporteur to the Commission at its fifty-second session (E/CN.4/1996/53 and Add.2) which, inter alia, contained general and specific recommendations to guide State action with respect to violence against women in the family, and invites States to give due regard to those recommendations;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1999
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 1999, para. 6
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- Concerned that violence against women in the family occurs within the context of de jure and de facto discrimination against women and the lower status accorded to women in the family, the workplace, the community and society, and is exacerbated by the obstacles women often face in seeking remedies from the State,
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1999
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The rights of the child 2008, para. 67
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- Further recognizes that, given the role of the family environment in the full and harmonious development of the child and in preventing and eradicating child labour, children and their families should be entitled to receive comprehensive protection and support;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2008
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of domestic violence against women 2003, para. 3
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- Strongly condemns all forms of domestic violence against women and girls, and in this regard, calls for the elimination of all forms of gender-based violence in the family, including where condoned by the State;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2003
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of domestic violence against women 2003, para. 8
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- Recognizing further the serious immediate and long-term implications for health, including sexual and reproductive health, that domestic violence against women can present for individuals and families,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2003
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The rights of the child 2003, para. 43e
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- [Calls upon all States:] In cases of the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, to address effectively the needs of victims, including their physical and psychological recovery and full reintegration into their family and society;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2003
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The girl child 2017, para. 22
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- Deeply concerned that school-related violence against girls, including sexual violence and harassment on the way to and from and at school, such as violence perpetrated by teachers, continues to deter girls’ education and, in many cases, the transition to and completion of secondary education, and that these risks may influence parents’ decision to allow girls to attend school,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Girls
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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A world fit for children 2002, para. 44.19
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- [To achieve these goals, we will implement the following strategies and actions:] Encourage measures to protect children from violent or harmful web sites, computer programmes and games that negatively influence the psychological development of children, taking into account the responsibilities of the family, parents, legal guardians and caregivers.
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protection of the family: contribution of the family to the realization of the right to an adequate standard of living for its members, particularly through its role in poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development 2015, para. 19
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- Recognizes that stable, supportive and nurturing family relationships, supported by communities and, where available, professional services, can provide a vital shield against substance abuse, particularly among minors;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Violence against women migrant workers 2004, para. 3
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- Welcoming the entry into force, on 29 September 2003 and 25 December 2003, respectively, of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the Convention, and acknowledging with appreciation the entry into force of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families on 1 July 2003,
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Rights of the child 2005, para. 36
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- Strongly condemns any recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts contrary to international law, and urges all parties to armed conflict to end such practice, and all other violations against children, including killing or maiming, rape or other sexual violence, abduction, denial of humanitarian access, attacks against schools and hospitals and the forced displacement of children and their families;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2005
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Rights of the child 2005, para. 32e
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- [Calls upon all States:] To address effectively the needs of victims of trafficking, of sale of children, of child prostitution and child pornography, including their safety and protection, physical and psychological recovery and full reintegration into their family and society and bearing in mind the best interest of the child;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2005
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Rights of the child 2005, para. 17
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- Calls upon States to take all necessary measures to address the problem of children growing up without parents, in particular orphaned children and children who are victims of family and social violence, neglect and abuse, and recognizes the need for guidelines for the protection and alternative care of children without parental care;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2005
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of the child 2004, para. 22
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- Calls upon all States to take all appropriate national, bilateral and multilateral measures to prevent, and to protect children from, all forms of physical, sexual and psychological violence, including violence occurring, inter alia, in the family, in public or private institutions, in society, or perpetrated or tolerated by private individuals, juridical persons or the State;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Rights of the child 2003, para. 22
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- Calls upon all States to take all appropriate national, bilateral and multilateral measures to prevent, and to protect children from, all forms of physical, sexual and psychological violence, including violence occurring, inter alia, in the family, in public or private institutions, in society, or perpetrated or tolerated by private individuals, juridical persons or the State;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2003
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Rights of the child 2002, para. 20
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- [Reaffirming paragraphs 22 to 24 of its resolution 2000/85,] Calls upon all States to take all appropriate national, bilateral and multilateral measures to prevent and protect children from all forms of physical, sexual and psychological violence, including violence occurring, inter alia, in the family, in public or private institutions, in society, or perpetrated or tolerated by private individuals, juridical persons or the State;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Elimination of violence against women 2002, para. 10
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- Recalls the report to the Commission by the Special Rapporteur entitled "A framework for model legislation on domestic violence" (E/CN.4/1996/53/Add.2), which, inter alia, contained general and specific recommendations to guide State action with respect to violence against women in the family, and invites States to continue to give due regard to those recommendations;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Elimination of violence against women 2001, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Strongly condemns physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring in the family, which encompasses, but is not limited to, battering, sexual abuse of female children in the household, dowry-related violence, marital rape, female infanticide, female genital mutilation and other traditional practices harmful to women, non-spousal violence and violence related to exploitation;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2001
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 2000, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Strongly condemns physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring in the family, which encompasses, but is not limited to, battering, sexual abuse of female children in the household, dowry-related violence, marital rape, female infanticide, female genital mutilation and other traditional practices harmful to women, non-spousal violence and violence related to exploitation;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2000
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Elimination of violence against women 1999, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- Strongly condemns physical, sexual and psychological violence occurring in the family, which encompasses, but is not limited to, battering, sexual abuse of female children in the household, dowry-related violence, marital rape, female genital mutilation and other traditional practices harmful to women, non-spousal violence and violence related to exploitation;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1999
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 1997, para. 9j
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- [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in the family and in the community, and calls upon States:] To consider taking measures to implement the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur (see E/CN.4/1997/47);
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1997
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 1997, para. 9e
- Paragraph text
- [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in the family and in the community, and calls upon States:] To take action to eradicate violence in the family and violence in the community, for example through formulating national plans of action;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1997
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 1997, para. 9d
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- [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in the family and in the community, and calls upon States:] To condemn violence against women and not invoke custom, tradition or practices in the name of religion to avoid their obligations to eliminate such violence;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1997
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 1997, para. 9c
- Paragraph text
- [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in the family and in the community, and calls upon States:] To cooperate with all other competent mechanisms in the United Nations system in relation to violence against women;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1997
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 1997, para. 9a
- Paragraph text
- [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in the family and in the community, and calls upon States:] To work actively to ratify and/or implement international human rights norms and instruments as they relate to violence against women;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1997
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Elimination of violence against women 1996, para. 7f
- Paragraph text
- [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in the family, and calls on States:] To condemn violence against women and not invoke custom, tradition or practices in the name of religion to avoid their obligations to eliminate such violence;
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Forced marriage of the girl child 2007, para. 6
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing the serious, immediate and long-term implications for health, including sexual and reproductive health, as well as an increased vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, and the negative impact on the psychological, social and economic development that violence against women and girls represents for individuals, families, communities and States,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Advancement of women and the family 1992, para. 1e
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- [Recommends to the Commission on Social Development that the following elements be taken into account at its thirty-third session when preparing for the 1994 International Year of the Family:] (e) That violence in families violates human rights, especially those of women and children;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 1992
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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