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10/07/2008 | Document
Violence

First Hemispheric Report on the Implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention

Mechanism to Follow Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention on Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (MESECVI)
First Hemispheric Report on the Implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention

The First Hemispheric Report reviews the progress made by the States Party in their implementation of the Belém do Pará Convention, as well as the significant challenges that remain in the region in terms of a timely, appropriate and effective response to acts of violence against women, from a perspective of human rights.

The Report consolidates the results and recommendations from the 28 national reports presented to the MESECVI during the First Multilaterial Evaluation Round.