"alyne pimentel" Case: Gender violence and intersectionalities

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the Case Alyne Pimentel v. Brazil, judged by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee, 49th section July/ 2011), by highlight its main legal contributions to the issue of gender violence against women. We particularly emphasize the contributions of the Decision to further developing the legal understanding on the effects of racial discrimination on gender violence and reproductive health of colored poor peripheral women.