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Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences, Yakin Ertürk. Indicators on violence against women and State response

Document number
1439
Date
2008
Title
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences, Yakin Ertürk. Indicators on violence against women and State response
Author/publisher
United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
A/HRC/7/6, Seventh session, Women's rights; International law; Protection;
Summary
Since March 2006, the Special Rapporteur reports to the Human Rights Council, as per Human Rights Council’s decision 1/102.According to his/her mandate the Special Rapporteur is requested to:(a) Seek and receive information on violence against women, its causes and consequences from Governments, treaty bodies, specialized agencies, other special rapporteurs responsible for various human rights questions and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, including women's organizations, and to respond effectively to such information;(b) Recommend measures, ways and means, at the national, regional and international levels, to eliminate violence against women and its causes, and to remedy its consequences;(c) Work closely with other special rapporteurs, special representatives, working groups and independent experts of the Commission on Human Rights – and since March 2006 of the Human Rights Council - and with the treaty bodies, taking into account the Commission's request that they all regularly and systematically include in their reports available information on human rights violations affecting women; and cooperate closely with the Commission on the Status of Women in the discharge of its functions.This is the second Annual Report submitted by he Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, Yakin Ertürk
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