Elimination of violence against women 2005, para. 17f
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[Stresses that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls and must exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish all acts of violence against women and girls, and calls upon States:] To address the specific circumstances facing girls and young women in relation to violence, especially sexual violence, including its immediate and long term consequences;