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Rights of indigenous women and girls 2015, para. 51 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Indigenous women are often caught in the crossfire of conflict situations and subjected to militarized violence. Conflicts may be between different ethnic groups and may also involve government forces and business actors. Indigenous women and girls have been victims of gender-based violence in conflicts for example in Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, the Philippines and Nigeria. | Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples | Special Procedures' report |
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Rights of indigenous women and girls 2015, para. 52 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | As noted by the Rapporteur on the Rights of Women of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the situation of indigenous women and girls is particularly critical in the context of armed conflict, given that they are already exposed to multiple forms of discrimination. That again shows the impact that intersecting forms of inequality and discrimination can have on indigenous women. | Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples | Special Procedures' report |
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Rights of indigenous women and girls 2015, para. 53d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Examples of violence against women in a military context include the following:] In Fiji, India, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste, the militarization of conflict over indigenous land has led to gang-rape, sexual enslavement and killing of tribal women and girls; | Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples | Special Procedures' report |
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