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Violence against and Trafficking in Women as Symptoms of Discrimination: The Potential of CEDAW as an Antidote

Document number
1256
Date
2005
Title
Violence against and Trafficking in Women as Symptoms of Discrimination: The Potential of CEDAW as an Antidote
Author/publisher
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Palermo protocol; Definition of (trafficking), Root Causes, Risk Groups, Vulnerability, Pull factors, Push factors, Sending/Receiving countries, Women's rights; Women; Control and regulation of prostitution, Protection, Punishable forms of prostitution, Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation,
Summary
Violence against women and trafficking in women have in recent years received increased attention in international and domestic law, the United Nations and its specialized agencies, in development policy debates, research, programs and projects and in advocacy work. But despite the information and numerous well-documented studies available on both trafficking and violence against women, little has changed for the people affected. This paper will review some of the key issues concerning trafficking of women and violence against women, discuss discrimination as a common thread, and explore the potential for the use of CEDAW as a tool to reduce trafficking in and violence against women. It will also review some of the tools, approaches or mechanisms that could be, and to some extent are being used already, to address these two key problems in the Asia-Pacific region. (This manuscript has been prepared by the Emerging Social Issues Division of the ESCAP Secretariat. It is part of a series of publications previously known as ‘Women in development Discussion Paper Series’).
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