Working towards the
elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of
honor.
United
Nations General Assembly Resolution
A/C.3/59/L.25: 15 October 2004
In October 2004 the United
Nations General Assembly passed an historic Resolution on the elimination
of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honor. Known as
Crimes of Honor, the Resolution stressed the need to treat all forms of
violence against women and girls, including crimes committed in the name of
honor, as a criminal offence, punishable by law; emphasized such crimes are
incompatible with all religious and cultural values; called upon all States
to continue to intensify efforts to prevent and eliminate crimes against
women and girls committed in the name of honor, which takes many different
forms, by using legislative, administrative and programmatic measures; and
requests the Secretary-General to report on the implementation of the
present resolution in his report on the question of violence against women
to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session. The importance of this
General Assembly Resolution has been translated into the following 19
languages.
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