Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons 2016, para. 10
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Strongly condemns the continued perpetration of sexual and gender-based violence against internally displaced persons of all ages, with women and girls disproportionately victimized, and urges authorities and the international community to work together for effective prevention and response, security, protection of human rights, access to justice and victim assistance, and in addressing the causes of violence against women and girls and fighting impunity across the board;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Gender
Violence
Person(s) affected
Girls
Persons on the move
Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (2016), A/HRC/RES/32/11, OP 10.