Convention of Belém do Pará

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The Convention of Belém do Pará is a landmark Inter-American human rights treaty that specifically addresses and seeks to eliminate violence against women throughout the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Inter-American treaty
human rights treaty
treaty on violence against women
adoptedAt Belém do Pará
surface form: Belém do Pará, Brazil
adoptedBy Organization of American States
adoptionDate 1994-06-09
category women’s rights instrument
defines violence against women as a violation of human rights
enteredIntoForce 1995-03-05
focus violence against women
fullName Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women
geopoliticalContext Inter-American system
surface form: Inter-American system of the Organization of American States
inspired national laws on violence against women in Latin America
language English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalStatus binding on ratifying OAS member states
legalSystem Inter-American human rights system
monitoredBy Inter-American Commission of Women
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
obligates States to act with due diligence to prevent violence against women
States to eradicate violence against women
States to investigate violence against women
States to provide reparations to victims of violence against women
States to punish violence against women
openedForSignature 1994-06-09
partyType OAS member state
primaryObjective eradication of violence against women
prevention of violence against women
punishment of violence against women
recognizes women’s right to live free from violence
region Americas
requires adoption of legislation to prevent and punish violence against women
collection of data on violence against women
development of public policies to eradicate violence against women
education and awareness-raising on women’s right to live free from violence
scope domestic violence
economic violence
physical violence
private sphere
psychological violence
public sphere
sexual violence
shortName Convention of Belém do Pará self-link
subjectMatter gender-based violence
women’s human rights

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