Women's Human Rights
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
G.A. res. 34/180, 34 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 46) at 193, U.N. Doc. A/34/46, entered into force Sept. 3, 1981.
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
G.A. res. 54/4, annex, 54 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 5, U.N. Doc. A/54/49 (Vol. I) (2000), entered into force Dec. 22, 2000.
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Convention on the Political Rights of Women,
193 U.N.T.S. 135, entered into force July 7, 1954.
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa,
Adopted by the 2nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, Maputo, CAB/LEG/66.6 (Sept. 13, 2000); reprinted in 1 Afr. Hum. Rts. L.J. 40, entered into force Nov. 25, 2005.
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Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict,
G.A. res. 3318 (XXIX), 29 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 31) at 146, U.N. Doc. A/9631 (1974).
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Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women,
G.A. res. 48/104, 48 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 217, U.N. Doc. A/48/49 (1993).
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Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action,
A/CONF.177/20 (1995) and A/CONF.177/20/Add.1 (1995).
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| Further Actions and Initiatives to Implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, G.A. Res. 23/10 (special session), U.N. Doc. A/RES/S-23/3 (Nov. 16, 2000). |
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Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages,
521 U.N.T.S. 231, /entered into force/ Dec 9, 1964.
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Convention on the Nationality of Married Women,
opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 1040 (XI) of 29 January 1957, entry into force 11 August 1958, in accordance with article 6.
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Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,
G.A. res. 55/25, annex I, 55 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 44, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (Vol. I) (2001).
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Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,
G.A. res. 55/25, annex III, 55 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 65, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (Vol. I) (2001).
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Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women,
1438 U.N.T.S. 51, entered into force March 17, 1949.
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Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights of Women,
1438 U.N.T.S. 63, entered into force March 17, 1949.
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Inter-American Convention on the Nationality of Women,
O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 4, 38, entered into force Aug. 29, 1934.
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Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women,
33 I.L.M. 1534 (1994), entered into force March 5, 1995.
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The Human Rights of Women: A Reference Guide to official United Nations Documents
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United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Trafficking,
E/2002/68/Add.1 (2002). |
Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Guidelines on International Protection: Gender-Related Persecution within the Context of Article 1a(2) of the 1951 Convention and Its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees,
U.N. Doc. HCR/GIP/02/01 (2002). |
| Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, Apr. 7, 2011, C.E.T.S. No. 210. |
United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders [Bangkok Rules], reproduced in E.S.C. Res. 2010/16, Annex, U.N. Doc. E/RES/2010/16 (July 22, 2010). |
