elimination of violence against women
1International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women — Women s activists have marked November 25 as a day against violence since 1981. On December 17 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution… …
2Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women — The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women Created 1993 Ratified 20 December 1993 Purpose Women s rights The Declaratio …
3Violence against women — is a technical term used to collectively refer to violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against women. Similar to a hate crime, this type of violence targets a specific group with the victim s gender as a primary motive. The… …
4Violence Against Women Act — The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law. It was passed as Title IV, sec. 40001 40703 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 HR 3355 and signed as Public Law 103 322 by President Bill… …
5Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence — This article is about convention in Europe. For other topics about domestic violence, see Outline of domestic violence. The Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence is a Council of Europe convention for… …
6National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women — A white ribbon to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is a day commemorated in Canada each December 6, the anniversary of the 1989… …
7Stop Violence Against Women — is a worldwide campaign of Amnesty International to counter violence against women.It was started on 5 March 2004, in preparation before International Women s Day. It is one of Amnesty s key campaigns. Amnesty considers that domestic and sexual… …
8Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women — Signed 18 December 1979 Location New York City Effective 3 September 1981 Condition 20 ratifications Parties 187 (Complete List) …
9Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women — OP CEDAW Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Signed 6 October 1999[1] Location New York[1] Effective 22 December 2000[2] Conditi …
10Women at the Crossroads: Advances and Setbacks — ▪ 2000 by Siobhan Dowd At the 20th century s close, 50 years after the publication of Simone de Beauvoir s classic treatise Le Deuxième Sexe (The Second Sex), feminists and human rights activists pondered whether women fared better now than …
