Rights of indigenous women and girls 2015, para. 59
Paragraphe- Paragraph text
- Domestic violence must be considered within the context of the broader human rights abuses of indigenous communities. A number of potential root causes have been identified, many of which are linked to human rights issues specific to indigenous peoples and historical violations of their rights, including a violent family environment; abusive State policies at a young age; financial problems and poverty; unemployment; lack of education; poor physical and mental health; racism-induced stress; denial of rights to self-determination, land and culture, among others, leading to loss of identity and self-esteem; and a breakdown of community kinship systems and Aboriginal law. While nothing can negate domestic violence, which is a serious crime, strategies for its reduction and elimination must take into account both its causes and consequences through a holistic and human rights-based lens. Interventions such as support and recovery services must also be sensitive to the specific needs of indigenous women and girls.
- Status juridique
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Ethnic minorities
- Families
- Girls
- Women
- Année
- 2015
- Type de paragraphe
- Other
- Reference
- SR Indigenous Peoples, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/30/41, para. 59.
- Paragraph number
- 59
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