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Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, A/HRC/17/26, 2 May 2011

May 2, 2011

II. MULTIPLE AND INTERSECTING FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN B. Forms, causes and consequences 21. It has been acknowledged that violence results from a complex interplay of individual, family, community and social factors, and that, even though...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, A/HRC/17/26/Add.2, 14 February 2011: El Salvador

Feb 14, 2011

IV. MANIFESTATIONS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN D. Attacks against lesbians, bisexuals and transgender persons 28. According to civil society organizations, El Salvador is also facing an escalating level of violence against the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and...

Concluding Observations, CEDAW/C/ALB/CO/3, 16 September 2010: Albania

Sep 16, 2010

Positive aspects 8. The Committee further welcomes the laws enacted since the consideration of the last report aimed at advancing the situation of women and eliminating discrimination based on sex and gender, as well as those aimed at multiple and intersecting forms...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, A/HRC/14/22/Add.1, 2 June 2010

Jun 2, 2010

III. TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS B. Sexual violence and other forms of violence amounting to torture or ill- treatment 17. The Special Rapporteur wishes to recall that sexual violence, a pervasive manifestation of gender-based violence, is not restricted to specific...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, A/HRC/14/22/Add.2, 28 May 2010: Kyrgyzstan

May 28, 2010

III. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 23. Violence against women in Kyrgyzstan is gradually gaining increased visibility and attention. However, the laudable efforts by the Government and civil society to address this problem have been insufficient to reach the majority of the...