The role of freedom of opinion and expression in women’s empowerment 2013, para. 15

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Highly concerned that women in every part of the world, including women belonging to racial, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities and indigenous women, continue to be marginalized from the political, economic, cultural and social spheres, often as a result of discrimination, unequal access to education, lack of access to health care, the disproportionate effect of poverty on women, and violence against women and girls,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Poverty
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2013
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
HRC resolution, The role of freedom of opinion and expression in women’s empowerment (2013), A/HRC/RES/23/2, PP 15.
Paragraph info
PP
Paragraph number
15