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Harmful practices (joint General Recommendation with CRC) 2014, para. 87b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Committees recommend that the States parties to the Conventions:] Establish a free, 24-hour hotline that is staffed by trained counsellors, to enable victims to report instances when a harmful practice is likely to occur or has occurred, and provide referral to needed services and accurate information about harmful practices; | Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women | General Comment / Recommendation |
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Harmful practices (joint General Recommendation with CRC) 2014, para. 45 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The full and inclusive participation of relevant stakeholders in the drafting of legislation against harmful practices can ensure that the primary concerns relating to the practices are accurately identified and addressed. Engaging with and soliciting input from practising communities, other relevant stakeholders and members of civil society is central to this process. Care should be taken, however, to ensure that prevailing attitudes and social norms that support harmful practices do not weaken efforts to enact and enforce legislation. | Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women | General Comment / Recommendation |
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Harmful practices (joint General Recommendation with CRC) 2014, para. 16a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [For the purposes of the present joint general recommendation/general comment, practices should meet the following criteria to be regarded as harmful:] They constitute a denial of the dignity and/or integrity of the individual and a violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the two Conventions; | Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women | General Comment / Recommendation |
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| 2014 | ||
Harmful practices (joint General Recommendation with CRC) 2014, para. 48 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | National human rights institutions have a key role to play in promoting and protecting human rights, including the right of individuals to be free from harmful practices, and enhancing public awareness of those rights. | Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women | General Comment / Recommendation |
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Women and health 1999, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Committee notes the emphasis that other United Nations instruments place on the right to health and to the conditions that enable good health to be achieved. Among such instruments are the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. | Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women | General Comment / Recommendation |
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