Annual Report of the WG on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice 2012, para. 8

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  • Special Procedures' report
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The Human Rights Council adopted, without a vote, resolution 15/23, which established the mandate of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice during its fifteenth session, on 1 October 2010. It is the second special procedure of the Human Rights Council dedicated to addressing women's human rights, complementing the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, which was established in 1994 immediately following the World Conference on Human Rights.

Document legal status
  • Non-negotiated soft law
Document body
  • Special Procedures: Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
Document means of adoption
  • N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Document year
  • 2012
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Reference
WG Discrimination Against Women, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/20/28, para. 8.
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8