Inter-American Convention to Prevent, Punish and Eradicate Violence against Women (Belém do Pará convention)
The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, known as the Convention of Belém do Pará defines violence against women, establishes that women have the right to live a life free of violence and that violence against women constitutes a violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms
- The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, known as the Convention of Belém do Pará defines violence against women, establishes that women have the right to live a life free of violence and that violence against women constitutes a violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms
- Download the full text of the Convention in: Spanish, French, English o Portuguese
- Download the information brochure on the Convention.
Download the full text of the Convention in: Spanish, French, English o Portuguese
Download the information brochure on the Convention
Inter-American Commission of Women
Established in 1928, the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) was the first inter-governmental agency established to ensure recognition of women’s human rights.
As pioneer, in 1993, CIM convoked the Inter-American Consultation on Women and Violence to consider the draft Inter-American Convention on Women and Violence.
Thanks to its impetus, in 1994, the OAS General Assembly approved the “Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women” in Belém do Pará, Brazil, in June 1994.
Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention
The effective implementation of the Convention requires a continuous and independent evaluation process, which in 2004 led to the creation of the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI).
MESECVI analyzes progress in the implementation of the Convention by the States Party, as well as persistent challenges to an effective State response to violence against women.
