power create an environment for trafficking to develop. Many eastern nationals have attempted to take measures to end trafficking within their country by increasing security measures and imposing harsher penalties on traffickers, but so far attempts have been largely unsuccessful. In 2014 a study was conducted which established approximately two thirds of the victims of human trafficking were from the Asian region. Women's Human Rights in Asia Introduced over twenty years ago, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of the United Nations (Women's Convention) is the first and most extensive international treaty addressing the human rights of women. The implementation of the Women's Convention by the UN General Assembly in 1979 signifies a crucial breakthrough in the international acknowledgement of the cause of women's rights. Many Asian nations, developed or third world, have consistently breached women's rights. These include, "trafficking of prostitutes, bride burning, crimes against women and exposure to sexually transmitted diseases." Some states that have acknowledged and ratified the convention are still failing to conduct themselves in accordance with the regulations, often due to Cultural relativism. Women's groups in Eastern Asia appear to be facing an unfavorable struggle in their battle against the discrimination, mainly due to lack of public awareness that the Women's Convention is applicable in their home country. Many Asian women are not aware of the possible protection they could seek under international human rights law. This also relates to many other gender identity human rights issues faced by individuals in Asian countries. While it does appear that progress is being made, many Eastern Asian countries still are falling short of what is required by the 1979 Women's Convention. See the following for more details on each country: China Hong Kong SAR Macau SAR Japan Mongolia North Korea South Korea Taiwan See also List of human rights articles by country Human rights in Europe Human rights in the United States Human rights in Central Asia Cambodia Human Rights Portal (Sithi) Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) References Human rights by region Politics of East Asia