Resolution 70-176-Taking action against gender-related killing of women
Abstract
This document presents Resolution 70-176-Adoption of measures against the gender-based murder of women and girls adopted by the General Assembly at the 70th session. The GA Mainly urges Member States to take measures to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators of violence against women and girls, in particular sexist killings, in accordance with their legislation Internal; Strengthen their criminal justice efforts, consider ways to strengthen international cooperation and exchange of good practices in criminal matters concerning gender-based violence, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Discrimination Against Women and its Optional Protocol1 to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to give due effect to these Instruments; To promote comprehensive and integrated strategies to prevent all forms of violence against women and girls; To criminalize rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls and to provide assistance and protection to victims through civil society.
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Document Type
Conventions and sharts
Source
United Nations
Keywords :
Gender based violence//Violence against women// Human Rights//Women Rights //Discrimination against women // Sexual violence//Rape//Political violence//Domestic violence//Resolution//Convention//