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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

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  1. The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Fabiana Paes & André Geraldes

  2. University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Fabiana Paes

  3. Brazil’s Agency for Law Enforcement and Prosecution – Sao Paulo State (MP/SP), Domestic Violence and Family Violence Group (GEVID), Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Fabiana Paes

  4. Pontifical University of Sao Paulo (PUC/SP), Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Paes, F., Geraldes, A. (2019). Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_39-1

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