Inter-American Model Law on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of the Gender-Based Killing of Women (Femicide/Feminicide)
Inter-American Model Law on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of the Gender-Based Killing of Women (Femicide/Feminicide)
Overview
Pursuant to the Declaration on Femicide of 2008, this Model Law seeks to provide an integrating view of the problem and to be a tool for States and stakeholders in the defense of women’s rights, to enjoy the highest standard of protection and interpretation when guaranteeing and demanding the rights established in the Belém do Pará Convention.