Proposal: Strengthening International Legal Measures Against

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"title": "World Parliament Act on Strengthening International Legal Measures Against Gender-Based Violence",
"description": "# World Parliament Act on Strengthening International Legal Measures Against Gender-Based Violence\n\n## Preamble\n\n Considering the Charter of the United Nations, which reaffirms faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, and in the equal rights of men and women;\n Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and other relevant international human rights instruments;\n Recognizing that gender-based violence constitutes a severe violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, encompassing acts that inflict physical, sexual, psychological, or economic harm or suffering, threats of such acts, coercion, and arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life;\n Affirming that gender-based violence is rooted in gender inequality, discrimination, and harmful stereotypes, and that its eradication requires a comprehensive and multi-sectoral approach addressing its root causes and consequences;\n Deeply concerned by the pervasive and systemic nature of gender-based violence globally, its devastating impact on individuals, families, communities, and societies, and its impediment to sustainable development and peace;\n Emphasizing the imperative for all State Parties to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate, prosecute, and punish acts of gender-based violence and to provide effective remedies and reparations to victims;\n* Determined to strengthen international cooperation and national capacities to eliminate gender-based violence in all its forms,\n\nThe World Parliament hereby enacts the following:\n\n---\n\n## Part I: General Provisions\n\n### Article 1: Title\n\nThis Act shall be known as the \"World Parliament Act on Strengthening International Legal Measures Against Gender-Based Violence.\"\n\n### Article 2: Objectives\n\nThe objectives of this Act are to:\na. Strengthen international legal frameworks and national implementation mechanisms for the prevention, protection, prosecution, and provision of reparations in cases of gender-based violence.\nb. Promote and ensure the full respect for and protection of the human rights of all persons