Violence against women: Twenty years of developments to combat violence against women 2014, para. 67
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The Special Rapporteur is deeply concerned about the weakening of the women's rights sector due to funding cuts for core service provision, including legal, policy and advocacy work. Cuts in funding to NGOs, as a form of reprisal against the work of women human rights defenders, is also of concern. This issue has been raised in numerous reports of treaty bodies and NGOs.
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences