Multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and violence against women 2011, para. 97
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Women's right to self-determination includes the ability to determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. Any group or persons that infringe this right are perpetuating a form of structural violence against the disempowered group, and further marginalizing the rights of certain women within a given political context. Furthermore, marginalized groups, including indigenous peoples and minorities, often justify violence against women based on collective identity formed in opposition to the dominant and oppressing group. Indeed, "culture-based identity politics [are] a major challenge to the achievement of gender equality and the elimination of violence against women."
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences