Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Publication Author:
Rashida Manjoo
Date:
10 June 2015 | Attachment | Size |
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| Addendum to 2015 report A HRC 29 27 Add.5.pdf | 443.79 KB |
number of pages:
37 The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, discusses the existing legal standards and practices regarding violence against women in three regional human rights systems: the African, European and Inter-American systems. The Addendum to the Report also shade lights on the normative gap in international law as regards violence against women.
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