Rights of indigenous peoples 2017, para. 10

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Recognizing that violence against indigenous women and girls has a negative impact on their enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms and constitutes a major impediment to women’s full, equal and effective participation in society, the economy and political decision-making, and in this regard recalling Human Rights Council resolution 32/19 of 1 July 2016, entitled “Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, including indigenous women and girls”, which brings closer attention to this issue, and recognizing also the negative effects of multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2017
Reference
UNGA resolution, Rights of indigenous peoples (2017), A/RES/72/155, PP 10.
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PP
Paragraph number
10