50th Anniversary Commemorative Letter: Due Diligence Obligations and Violence against Women

The letter recognizes and advocates the need for holistic protection of women's rights. The author argues for States to take responsibility in eliminating violence against women. The letter cites measures, such as legal and policy frameworks, responsive criminal justice systems, the provision of social services, and economic empowerment policies as crucial to the due diligence that States must undertake to protect women. The letter posits that the question is whether we as a society are willing to hold governmental actors accountable for their lack of due diligence. The author suggests that we can and should be willing to do so.