1   Parties shall take the necessary legislative and other measures to promote and protect  the right for everyone, particularly women, to live free from violence in both the public  and the private sphere.

2   Parties condemn all forms of discrimination against women and take, without delay,  the necessary legislative and other measures to prevent it, in particular by: 

     – embodying in their national constitutions or other appropriate legislation the  principle of equality between women and men and ensuring the practical  realisation of this principle;
     – prohibiting  discrimination  against  women,  including  through  the  use  of  sanctions, where appropriate;
     – abolishing laws and practices which discriminate against women. 

3   The implementation of the provisions of this Convention by the Parties, in particular  measures to protect the rights of victims, shall be secured without discrimination on any  ground such as sex, gender, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion,  national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth, sexual  orientation, gender identity, age, state of health, disability, marital status, migrant or  refugee status, or other status. 

4   Special measures that are necessary to prevent and protect women from gender‐based  violence shall not be considered discrimination under the terms of this Convention.