Inter-American Commission of Women

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gender equality body intergovernmental organization international organization specialized organization of the Organization of American States women’s rights organization

The Inter-American Commission of Women is a specialized body within the inter-American system dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality across the Americas.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres	2
Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (OAS)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gender equality body ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ international organization ⓘ specialized organization of the Organization of American States ⓘ women’s rights organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	CIM ⓘ Inter-American Commission of Women ⓘ surface form: Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres
beneficiary	girls in the Americas ⓘ women in the Americas ⓘ
continentServed	Americas ⓘ
field	gender equality ⓘ human rights ⓘ international law ⓘ public policy ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ
foundedBy	Organization of American States ⓘ
hasActivity	advocacy at regional and international levels ⓘ capacity-building and training ⓘ policy advice ⓘ research on gender equality ⓘ technical assistance to governments ⓘ
hasObjective	to integrate a gender perspective into OAS mandates and programs ⓘ to promote the recognition of women as rights holders ⓘ to strengthen national mechanisms for the advancement of women ⓘ to support the adoption of gender-sensitive legislation ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalFramework	Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women ⓘ Inter-American human rights instruments ⓘ
operatesWithin	inter-American system ⓘ
partOf	Organization of American States ⓘ
purpose	advancement of gender equality ⓘ elimination of discrimination against women ⓘ mainstreaming gender in public policies ⓘ promotion of women’s rights ⓘ protection of women’s rights ⓘ
regionServed	Caribbean ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ
worksOn	economic empowerment of women ⓘ gender mainstreaming in state institutions ⓘ political participation of women ⓘ prevention of violence against women ⓘ women’s access to justice ⓘ
worksWith	civil society organizations ⓘ member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ other international organizations ⓘ women’s movements ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inter-American Commission of Women → alsoKnownAs → Inter-American Commission of Women ⓘ

this entity surface form: Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres

CIM → alsoKnownAs → Inter-American Commission of Women ⓘ

subject surface form: Inter-American Commission of Women

this entity surface form: Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres

Inter-American human rights system → hasBody → Inter-American Commission of Women ⓘ

this entity surface form: Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (OAS)

Organization of American States → hasOrgan → Inter-American Commission of Women ⓘ

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women → monitoringBody → Inter-American Commission of Women ⓘ