Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2000, para. 3
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Bearing in mind also that crimes against women committed in the name of honour are a human rights issue and that States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish the perpetrators of such crimes and to provide protection to the victims, and that the failure to do so constitutes a human rights violation,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Vote
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2000
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour (2000), A/RES/55/66, PP 3.