Search results with tag "Of discrimination against women"
THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION – A POWERFUL TOOL TO END …
www.assembly.coe.intViolence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women. The Istanbul Convention aims to prevent violence, protect victims and prosecute perpetrators through a comprehensive set of policies and measures. It aims to contribute to the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women,
Safe and Legal Abortion is a Woman's Human Right
www.reproductiverights.orgto the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, “discrimination against women” includes laws that have either the “effect” or the “purpose” of preventing a woman from exercising any of her human rights or fundamental freedoms on a basis of equality with men.23 In 1999, the Committee on the ...
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of ...
www.ohchr.orgConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 34/180 of 18 December 1979 entry into force 3 September 1981, in accordance with article 27(1) The States Parties to the present Convention,
Women s Rights are Human Rights Women s ... - OHCHR | …
www.ohchr.org1 iNTRODUCTiON Attaining equality between women and men and eliminating all forms of discrimination against women are fundamental human rights and