NCJ Number
164403
Date Published
1996
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This United Nations (UN) draft plan of action to eliminate all forms of violence against women covers substantive and procedural elements of adequate response measures at the national level, actions needed at regional and international levels, and measures to implement the plan of action under different legal systems.
Abstract
Formulated in accordance with a 1995 resolution of the UN Economic and Social Council and based on comments by UN member states, the draft plan of action views violence against women as an obstacle to achieving equality, development, and peace. Violence against women is defined as but not limited to physical, sexual, and psychological violence in the family and in the general community, as well as physical, sexual, and psychological violence perpetrated or condoned by the state. The draft plan of action outlines substantive and procedural elements of measures to eliminate violence against women in terms of criminal justice system operations and processes, regional infrastructures for cooperation and mutual assistance, and specific actions to facilitate plan implementation under different legal systems. Actions required of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in its review of the draft plan of action are identified. 9 notes