Human rights of internally displaced persons in the context of the Post-2015 development agenda 2015, para. 63
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As highlighted by the Special Rapporteur in his address to the Security Council as well as in a press statement marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, internally displaced women and girls are often disproportionately affected by displacement. The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, has said: "They flee to escape arbitrary killings, rape, torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, forced recruitment or starvation, but too often, they encounter the same level of insecurity, violence and threats of violence, reinforced by a climate of impunity, at their destination."
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence
Person(s) affected
Girls
Persons on the move
Women
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/34, para. 63.