[Factors which impede these rights include the following:] In many nations, traditions and social and cultural stereotypes discourage women from exercising their right to vote. Many men influence or control the votes of women by persuasion or direct action, including voting on their behalf. Any such practices should be prevented;
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Personnes concernées
Women
Année
1997
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 23, Political and public life (1997), para. 20c.