violence against women

The alarming global dimensions related to female-targeted violence did not acknowledge explicitly or in a lucid way by the international community till December 1993. Finally, the united nations General Assembly declared an adoption on the Elimination of violence against women. Most government authorities administered to finally regard violence against women as a big private matter among individuals at that point which was considered like an inescapable human rights problem which requires state intervention. The growth in number of cases on violence against women being enrolled is quite shocking in this so called"developed world". Noticing this growing menace the commission on Human Rights adopted resolution 1994/95 of March, 1994 they appointed the special scriber on violence against women including its direct causes and consequences. As these steps took forward it slowly drew the issue towards politics. A special mandate has been submitted by the rappoteur analyzing and gathering comprehensive data which recommends the measures goaled at abolishing the violence against women at international and regional levels. The mandate is threefolded.:

1. At the national and international level it recommends measures, means and ways to eradicate violence against women.
2. Collecting informations related to violence against women; its consequences and causes via sources like government, specialized agencies, treaty bodies and non-governmental organanizations, which are to respond informations effectively.
3. To work closely with special representatives, working groups, other special rapporteurs, and independent experts of the commission on Human Rights.

many lives are adversely affected by violence worldwide in every educational and socio-economic classes. It impeding the right of women to participate fully in society it cuts across cultural and religious barriers. Violence against women has taken a dismaying variety of forms in our society. Rape to child marriages, female circumcision, domestic abuse are one of a kind. Most of it are violations of the fundamental rights. The united nations secretary general Boutrous boutrous-Ghali, said that violence against women is a universal problem that must be universally condemend, but he says that the problems seems to be growing rapidly. This statement was said at the Fourth World Conference on women in Beijing at September in 1995. The secretary general also noted that between 17 percent and 32 percent women have suffered physical assaults by their current partner.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CONSTITUTES A VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND IS AN OBSTACLE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF EQUALITY, DEVELOPMENT OF PEACE.