General Recommendation of the MESECVI Committee of Experts (No.3): The concept of consent in cases of sexual violence against women for gender reasons
General Recommendation of the MESECVI Committee of Experts (No.3): The concept of consent in cases of sexual violence against women for gender reasons
Overview
International and national organizations have advocated for the development of standards and public policies that allow for the protection of victims of sexual violence. They have also promoted the development of laws and public policies within the framework of domestic law to ensure the prevention, support, investigation, punishment and reparation of victims of sexual
violence. The CEVI, has also insisted on the importance of generating a national law harmonized with the Convention of Belém do Pará, on the classification of the criminal type of human trafficking, on the strengthening of State actions to punish harassment and sexual violence, as well as on the need to take necessary actions to eradicate violence against women.