This report is the culmination of six years of research and dialogue among Every Woman Treaty’s Working Group, Coalition, Global Consultation Collaborators and Cofounders.

A global binding norm mandating a comprehensive package of proven interventions - implemented at the national level, scaled globally—will ensure that we protect the maximum number of women as quickly as possible. It will ensure that we’ve given
our daughters and granddaughters, and our sons and grandsons, a chance to live in a world free from violence.
The idea of a binding norm on violence against women and girls was first introduced in 1996 by the first UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes
and consequences, in her report to the Commission on Human Rights.]3\ Today, there is unprecedented momentum on women’s safety, spurred by horrific acts of violence around the world, including the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman in India in 2012 and the abduction of school girls in Nigeria by Boko Haram. The widespread revelations revealed by the global #MeToo movement [4] also have activists demanding action, seen in a powerful way with the viral 2019 protest “The Rapist is You,” ignited by Chilean feminist group Las Tesis. People across the globe are asking for systems change. Strong models for rapid institutional and cultural
change are available, as are global best practices that combine proven interventions and strategies from human rights and public health. (From the Introduction). Record #6782