As a team, we assume the objective of combating and eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women as noted in the Montevideo Consensus on population and development>, which in chapter E on Gender Equality includes agreements not only with regard to femicide and intra-family violence, but also concerning prevention and punishment of political harassment, sexual harassment and harassment in the workplace, and education and forced sterilization, among others.
In paragraph 58 of the Montevideo Consensus, approved in 2013, the region’s countries agreed to “Reaffirm the commitment and political will of Latin America and the Caribbean, at the highest level, to combat and eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against women, including domestic violence and femicide/feminicide, and actively promote awareness-raising regarding gender mainstreaming among law enforcement personnel”.
