Violence against women as a barrier to the effective realization of all human rights 2014, para. 9
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Viewing violence against women through a citizenship lens achieves three critical objectives. First, the citizenship framework emphasizes women's participation and agency, highlighting the importance of women participating as full citizens in their communities. Second, it exposes the role that gender-based violence plays in impeding women's realization of a broad range of human rights that are essential to the exercise of full participatory citizenship. Finally, it emphasizes the need for States to fulfil their responsibilities for preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, in both the public and private spheres.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences