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VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
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Giorgia Vela
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The first International Congress on Women’s Rights is held in Paris, France
The oldest existing international women’s organisation, the International Council of Women, is founded
Women successfully demand the right to attend meetings, access official documents, distribute their statements and interact with state delegates at the League of Nations World Disarmament Conference
On 10 December 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted – Article 2 recognises that regardless of sex, everyone is guaranteed equal rights and freedoms
The Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is accepted by the United Nations General Assembly, demanding states take steps to eliminate harmful beliefs about the inferiority of women
An international bill of rights for women is created: the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women
The First Feminist Encuentro for Latin America and the Caribbean declare November 25th the International Day against Violence against Women
The Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (Resolution 48/104)
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women enters into force.
Committee on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women completes its first country inquiry, investigating the systematic disappearances and murders of women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
“Well, we were just abiding by the conditions of our magic potion… We had to rape women in order to make it work, and beat the enemy.” Mai Mai militia member from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in response to the question of why he rapes women
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women – UN Women – is created. It merges four parts of the United Nations system dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment:
The Declaration on the Elimination of VAW and Children in the ASEAN Region is adopted.
“Why couldn’t you just keep your knees together?” Canadian Provincial Court judge Robin Camp’s remark to a rape survivor. He was later promoted to Federal Court judge
Transforming our World: the United Nations General Assembly adopts the Sustainable Development Goals – one target specifically calls for the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls, while other targets are relevant to this effort (Resolution 70/1)
