Guide to the application of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (Belém do Pará Convention)

With a view to supporting States in their duty to protect women’s human rights and eliminate situations of violence that may affect them, this Guide aims to strengthen knowledge, interpretation and application of the Belém do Pará Convention. The general objectives of the Guide are facilitate understanding by the States of their responsibilities from a complementary vision of the Convention and other human rights instruments, and to promote the fulfillment of these responsibilities in the the prevention, care and punishment of violence against women.

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