Associate Professor at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Abstract
Violence against women constitutes a violation of women's human rights. This article examines how the existing human rights machinery can be used to contribute to the elimination of this phenomenon. International supervisory organs play an important role in the interpretation of international human rights law. These norms provide a useful framework for combating violence against women in the public and the private sphere, if women's experiences are adequately included.
