Violence against women as a barrier to the effective realization of all human rights 2014, para. 69
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In the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the General Assembly recognized that violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women, and that violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men (resolution 48/104).
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences