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(English) UN Women calls for urgent and effective action against femicide

Posted on mai 15 2013 | Amérique et les Caraïbes | Elimination de la violence contre les femmes | Exclude from Frontpage | Droits de l'homme | News | Statements

(English) In a statement, Acting Head of UN Women and Assistant Secretary-General Lakshmi Puri welcomes mounting global momentum to end gender-related killings and urges States to take bold and swift action to implement international agreements.

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(English) Bolstering efforts to end impunity for femicide and gender-motivated killings

Posted on mars 15 2013 | Amérique et les Caraïbes | Elimination de la violence contre les femmes | News

(English) During a CSW57 side event on “Gender-motivated killings of women,” UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet detailed UN efforts to end impunity through legal reforms to establish femicide as a specific crime – particularly in Latin America, where rates are highest.

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