Women

Core Documents

African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

American Convention on Human Rights

American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man

Arab Charter of Human Rights

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Documents

Treaties

Convention on Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value (ILO Convention 100)

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeConvention on the Political Rights of Women

Instruments

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women

UN Reports and Resolutions

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women its Causes and Consequences (2003)

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences: Addendum on Economic and Social Policy and its Impact on Violence Against Women (2000)

International Courts and Tribunals

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

UN Treaty Body General Comments & Recommendations

Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women General Recommendation 19 on Violence Against Women

Human Rights Committee General Comment 28 on Equality of Rights Between Men and Women

UN Treaty Body Views

Brooks v The Netherlands (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 172/1984)

Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra and 19 Other Mauritian Women v Mauritius (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 35/1978)

Zwaan-de Vries v The Netherlands (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication (182/1984)

Judgments of International Courts

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Prosecutor v Kunarac, Kovac and Vukovic

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Prosecutor v Akayesu

Regional Documents

Regional Treaties

Commonwealth of Independent States Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women (Convention of Belem do Para)

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa

Twelfth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights

Judgements and Decisions by Regional Courts and Bodies

European Court of Human Rights

Aydin v Turkey

MC v Bulgaria

Other Documents

NGO Documents

Amnesty International "It's in our hands: Stop Violence Against Women"