lunedì 25 giugno 2012

Special Rapporteur on violence against women Report on femicide and feminicidio

Summary report on the expert group meeting on gender-motivated killings of women


This report contains the findings of an expert group meeting convened by on 12 October 2011 by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, on gender-motivated killings of women to inform her thematic report on this topic to the Human Rights Council in June 2012. 
The meeting brought together twenty-five experts from academia, civil society organizations and United Nations agencies and bodies with technical and practical expertise on and experience in working on violence against women.




Report on gender-related killings of women (femicide and feminicidio) presented by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, during the 20th session of the Human Rights Council