Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child 2007, para. 14.4.d
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[The Commission [...] urges Governments [...] to:] [14.4. Health] (d) Develop and implement national legislation and policies prohibiting harmful customary or traditional practices, particularly female genital mutilation, that are violations of and obstacles to the full enjoyment by women of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, and prosecute the perpetrators of such practices that are harmful to the health of women and girls;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Harmful Practices
Health
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2007
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child (2007), para. 14.4.d.