Overview of international human rights standards and other agreements and responses of the judicial system to violence against women.
This paper describes how violence against women has become part of the United Nations agenda. It focuses on violence as a human rights issue, analyzing the mechanisms and agreements relevant to addressing it. It also looks at implementation at a national level, focusing on national legislation and responses of the judicial system.
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UNIFEM, New York, NY, USA. roxanna.carillo@undp.org
D000328:Adult; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006806:Human Rights / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D014480:United Nations; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016387:Women's Health