Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 12
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[We reaffirm our commitment to:] The empowerment and advancement of women, including the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief, thus contributing to the moral, ethical, spiritual and intellectual needs of women and men, individually or in community with others and thereby guaranteeing them the possibility of realizing their full potential in society and shaping their lives in accordance with their own aspirations.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Fourth World Conference on Women
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Men
Women
Year
1995
Paragraph type
Declaration
Reference
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), Declaration, para. 12.