14 - (a) Any violence towards women, as gender inherited, shall be considered, for the purposes of the present Act, as genderbased discrimination. (b) Gender-based violence against women, as stated in (a) of this Article shall mean the following acts against women as gender inherited. (1) Domestic violence stated in Law 3/2012 (Domestic Violence Act). (2) Acts or threats of rape or sexual assault as stated in Law 17/2014 (Sexual Offences Act). (3) Physical, sexual or psychological harm. (4) Threats to acts of nature described in (a) (3) of this Article. (5) Detention without consent. (6) Denial of dignified economic and social life. (7) Denial of opportunity to earn for self-sustenance. (8) Acts of sexual abuse and harassment as stated in Law 16/2014 (Sexual Abuse and Harassment Act). (9) Trafficking of girls and women or obtaining benefits through the trafficking of girls and women. (10) All acts against women and girls prohibited by law. (c) Execution of penalties prescribed in law for acts of the same nature as stated in (b) of this Article shall not obstruct the application for and attainment of redress afforded under this Act.

CEDAW Article 2 - Article 2 States Parties condemn discrimination against women in all its forms, agree to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating discrimination against women and, to this end, undertake: (a) To embody the principle of the equality of men and women in their national constitutions or other appropriate legislation if not yet incorporated therein and to ensure, through law and other appropriate means, the practical realization of this principle; (b) To adopt appropriate legislative and other measures, including sanctions where appropriate, prohibiting all discrimination against women; (c) 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; (d) To refrain from engaging in any act or practice of discrimination against women and to ensure that public authorities and institutions shall act in conformity with this obligation; (e) To take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women by any person, organization or enterprise; (f) To take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to modify or abolish existing laws, regulations, customs and practices which constitute discrimination against women; (g) To repeal all national penal provisions which constitute discrimination against women.