Citation

Carrillo R. Int. J. Gynaecol. Obstet. 2002; 78(Suppl 1): S15-20.

Affiliation

UNIFEM, New York, NY, USA. roxanna.carillo@undp.org

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12429434

Abstract

This paper describes how violence against women has become part of the United Nations agenda. It focuses on violence as a human rights issue, analyzing the mechanisms and agreements relevant to addressing it. It also looks at implementation at a national level, focusing on national legislation and responses of the judicial system.

Language: en