What does DEVAW stand for?

l The Convention against Discrimination in Education 1960 l The Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of other in 1956 l Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women l Universal Declaration of Human Rights l The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 1972 Aa Lebanese Constitution: l "Lebanon is C* based on respect for C* social justice and equality of rights and duties among all citizens without discrimination.

In 1993, the United Nations Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.

1) Declaration on the Elimination of violence against women Article 2.

In 1994, the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women asserted that the law should protect women from violence in both public and private spheres.

htm Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women Proclaimed by UN General Assembly resolution 48/104 of December 20, 1993.

Most of the tales are true stories while others are hearsay, and together they address all the fundamental themes of the Beijing Platform of Action, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the Declaration on the Right to Development.

More recent enactments (such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, (167) the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, (168) and regional agreements (169)) expressly address women's right to physical safety.

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 48/104, December 1993; and WHO precongress meeting on Violence Against Women: In Search of Solutions, July 1997.