Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Ensuring due diligence in prevention 2010, para. 13

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Original document
Document type
  • Resolution
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Stresses that women should be empowered to protect themselves against violence and, in this regard, that women have the right to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters relating to their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion, discrimination and violence, and urges States to take legislative and policy steps in this regard;

Document legal status
  • Negotiated soft law
Document body
  • United Nations Human Rights Council
Document means of adoption
  • Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Document year
  • 2010
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Ensuring due diligence in prevention (2010), A/HRC/RES/14/12, OP 13.
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OP
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13