Belém do Pará Convention
The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, better known as the Belém do Pará Convention (or Convention of Belém do Pará), is an international human rights instrument adopted by the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States at a conference held in Belém do Pará, Brazil on 9 June 1994. It is the first legally binding international treaty that criminalises all forms of violence against women, especially sexual violence. On 26 October 2004, the Follow-Up Mechanism (MESECVI) agency was established to ensure the State parties' compliance with the Convention.
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international human rights
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instrument
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Inter-American Commission of Women
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Organization of American States
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Belém do Pará
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Brazil
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violence against women
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sexual violence
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Belém do Pará Convention
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9 June 1994
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2004-10-26T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
26 October 2004
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