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Good practices in legislation on violence against women

Document number
2158
Date
2008
Title
Good practices in legislation on violence against women
Author/publisher
United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, United Nations (UN)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
Keywords
Sex tourism, Pornography, Domestic violence, Prostitution, Rape, Sexual harassment, Women's rights; Women; Protection, Punishable forms of prostitution,
Summary
"...Members of the expert group meeting emphasized that at the beginning of any legislative process a clear legislative goal must be defined. The goal of legislation on violence against women should be to prevent violence against women, to ensure investigation, prosecution and punishment of perpetrators, and to provide protection and support for complainants/survivors of violence..."
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