United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner Content Topic Results
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December 1979
Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Publisher(s):Among the international human rights treaties, the Convention takes an important place in bringing women into the focus of human rights concerns. The present document spells out the meaning of equality and how it can be achieved.
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women General Recommendations
Publisher(s): The U.N.'s general Recommendation No. 19 from 1992 was historic as it clearly framed violence against women as a form and manifestation of gender-based discrimination, used to subordinate and oppress women. 25 years later, General Recommendation No. 35 elaborates on the gender-based nature of this form of violence, building on the work of the Committee and other international human rights mechanisms, as well as developments at national, regional and international levels.