The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Dubravka Šimonović, called for submissions to discuss the adequacy of the international legal framework on violence against women with a focus on the gap in incorporating and implementing the international and regional standards related to violence against women.

Read the full report by Dr Yassin Brunger and Dr Eithne Dowds who submitted their views and reflections in response to this call.