General Recommendation of the Committe of Experts of the MESECVI (No.2): Missing Women and Girls in the Hemisphere
General Recommendation of the Committe of Experts of the MESECVI (No.2): Missing Women and Girls in the Hemisphere
Overview
The Committee of Experts recognizes that in some countries of the region there are high numbers of women and girls reported as missing. Because this is a form of violence against women, as well as its connection with other forms of violence such as femicide, trafficking in women and girls and sexual violence, protected by the Convention, this General Recommendation seeks to frame the disappearance of women and girls within the Convention, and therefore, delineate the obligations of the States Parties to prevent, investigate, punish and eradicate this form of violence against women and girls.