The OHCHR supported the work of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women during the first week of CSW63 in March 2019. In particular, support was provided for three side-events:
- Side-event on 25 years of the mandate and the femicide watch initiative, co-sponsored by the Republic of Croatia;
- Side-event on the mandate of the SRVAW and CEDAW General Recommendation 35, co-sponsored by Timor-Leste;
- Side-event on online violence against women and the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, organized jointly with Facebook.
The OHCHR also supported the Special Rapporteur on violence against women in the organization of a working level meeting with the members of the institutional platform of international and regional women’s rights mechanisms created in March 2018.
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The OHCHR supported the work of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women during the first week of CSW63 in March 2019. In particular, support was provided for three side-events: Side-event on 25 years of the mandate and the femicide watch initiative, co-sponsored by the Republic of Croatia; Side-event on the mandate of the SRVAW and CEDAW General Recommendation 35, co-sponsored by Timor-Leste; Side-event on online violence against women and the non-consensual distribution of...