Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl 2016, para. 2a
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[Urges all States to strengthen and intensify their efforts to realize progressively the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl, such as by taking the necessary and appropriate measures:] To eliminate discrimination against girls in education and to remove all obstacles that hinder the right to education of every girl, including discriminatory laws and policies, customs, traditions or religious considerations, financial barriers, violence, including sexual violence in the school environment, the worst forms of child labour, and harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation, gender stereotypes, child early and forced marriage and early pregnancy;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Year
2016
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl (2016), A/HRC/RES/32/20, OP 2a.