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and financial resources. 243 The Istanbul Convention also
requires that States “recognize, encourage and support… and
establish effective cooperation with non-governmental
organizations”. 244
Article 2(c): The right to equality must be recognized
and enforced by law
Article 2(c) of the CEDAW Convention requires States parties:
“To establish legal protection of the rights of women on an
equal basis with men and to ensure through competent
national tribunals and other public institutions the effective
protection of women against any act of discrimination;” 245
The CEDAW Committee has explained that a good quality of
justice, to establish legal and equal protection of women’s
rights, “requires that justice systems are contextualized,
violence covered by this Convention. These bodies shall co-ordinate
the collection of data as referred to in Article 11, analyse and
disseminate its results.
“2) Parties shall ensure that the bodies designated or established
pursuant to this article receive information of a general nature on
measures taken pursuant to Chapter VIII.
“3) Parties shall ensure that the bodies designated or established
pursuant to this article shall have the capacity to communicate directly
and foster relations with their counterparts in other Parties.”
243
Istanbul Convention, ibid, (Financial resources): “Parties shall
allocate appropriate financial and human resources for the adequate
implementation of integrated policies, measures and programmes to
prevent and combat all forms of violence covered by the scope of this
Convention, including those carried out by non-governmental
organisations and civil society.”
244
Istanbul Convention, ibid, Article 9 (Non-governmental
organisations and civil society): “Parties shall recognise, encourage
and support, at all levels, the work of relevant non-governmental
organisations and of civil society active in combating violence against
women and establish effective co-operation with these organisations."
245
See also, Inter-American Convention on the Prevention,
Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (Belém do
Pará) of 9 June 1994, Article 7(c).