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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour (2005), para. 22

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  • Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour (2005)
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(c) To investigate promptly and thoroughly, prosecute effectively and document cases of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour and punish the perpetrators;
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
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  • Girls
  • Women
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Feb 25, 2020
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in digital contexts (2018), para. 28

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  • Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in digital contexts (2018)
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3. Expresses deep concern that all forms of discrimination, intimidation, harassment and violence in digital contexts prevent women and girls from fully enjoying their human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and the right to privacy, in accordance with obligations under international law, which hinders their full, equal and effective participation in economic, social, cultural and political affairs and is an impediment to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
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  • Girls
  • Women
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Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Sudan (1998), para. 10

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  • Situation of human rights in the Sudan (1998)
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Deeply concerned about policies, practices and activities which are directed against and particularly violate the human rights of women and girls, and noting the continuation of such practices, including civil and judicial discrimination against women, as reported by the Special Rapporteur,
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
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  • Girls
  • Women
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Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2016), para. 032

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  • Rights of the child (2016)
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9. Urges all States to respect, protect and promote the right of girls and boys to express themselves freely, and their right to be heard, to ensure that their views are given due weight, in accordance with their age and maturity, in all matters affecting them, and to involve children, including children with special needs, in decision-making processes, taking into account the evolving capacities of children and the importance of involving children’s organizations and child -led initiatives;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2009), para. 09

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  • Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2009)
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(d) Arrests, violent repression and sentencing of women exercising their right to peaceful assembly, a campaign of intimidation against women’s human rights defenders, and continuing discrimination against women and girls in law and in practice;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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The role of freedom of opinion and expression in women’s empowerment (2013), para. 18

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  • The role of freedom of opinion and expression in women’s empowerment (2013)
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2. Expresses deep concern that discrimination, intimidation, harassment and violence, including in public spaces, often prevent women and girls from enjoying fully their human rights and fundamental freedoms, including their right to freedom of opinion and expression, which hinders their full participation in economic, social, cultural and political affairs;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
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Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan (2014), para. 063

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  • The situation in Afghanistan (2014)
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37. Acknowledges and encourages the efforts made by the Government of Afghanistan in promoting respect for human rights, expresses its concern at the destructive consequences of violent and terrorist activities, including against persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other violent and extremist groups and other illegal armed groups and criminals for the enjoyment of human rights and for the capacity of the Government to ensure human rights and fundamental freedoms for all Afghans, notes with concern reports of incidents in which violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law have occurred, including violations committed against women and children, in particular girls, stresses the need to further promote tolerance and religious freedom and to ensure respect for the right to freedom of expression and the right to freedom of thought, conscience or belief as enshrined in the Afghan Constitution, emphasizes the necessity of investigating allegations of current and past violations, stresses the importance of facilitating the provision of efficient and effective remedies to the victims and of bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with national and international law, calls for full implementation of the mass media law, while noting with concern and condemning the continuing intimidation and violence targeting Afghan journalists, such as cases of abduction and even killing of journalists by terrorist as well as extremist and criminal groups, and urges that harassment and attacks on journalists be investigated by Afghan authorities and that those responsible be brought to justice;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
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Feb 25, 2020
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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls (2014), para. 24

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  • Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls (2014)
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4. Urges Member States, acting at all levels, to end impunity by ensuring accountability and punishing perpetrators of those heinous crimes against women and girls;
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Violence
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  • Girls
  • Women
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Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2017), para. 031

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  • Rights of the child (2017)
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9. Urges all States to respect, protect and promote the right of girls and boys to express themselves freely, and their right to be heard, to ensure that their views are given due weight, in accordance with their age and maturity, in all matters affecting them, and to involve children, including children with special needs, in decision-making processes, taking into account the evolving capacities of children and the importance of involving children’s organizations and child -led initiatives;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
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Feb 25, 2020
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Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2020), para. 59

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  • Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2020)
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39. Notes measures taken by States to prevent discrimination against, in particular but not limited to, persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, people of African descent, Roma, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and to ensure their integration into society, urges States to ensure the full and effective implementation of legal, policy and institutional measures protecting these individuals and groups, including women and girls, and recommends that States effectively guarantee to everyone, without discrimination of any kind, their human rights, including those related to safety and security, access to justice, adequate reparation and appropriate information about their rights, and pursue prosecution and adequate punishment, as appropriate, of those responsible for racist and xenophobic crimes against them, including the possibility of seeking reparation or satisfaction for damages suffered as a result of such crimes;
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  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
  • Social & Cultural Rights
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  • Girls
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
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Feb 25, 2020
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The girl child (2018), para. 52

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  • The girl child (2018)
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27. Also urges States to ensure that children who are capable of forming their own views have the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting them, with the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child, to ensure that this right is fully and equally enjoyed by the girl child, to meaningfully involve girl children, including those with special needs, as well as girls with disabilities, and their representative organizations in decision - making processes, as appropriate, and to include them as full partners in identifying their own needs and in developing, planning, implementing and assessing policies and programmes to meet those needs, with a view to ensuring their full and effective participation;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
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Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2019), para. 036

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  • Rights of the child (2019)
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(c) To respect and promote the right of girls and boys to express themselves freely and their right to be heard, to ensure that their views are given due weight, in accordance with their age and level of maturity, in all matters affecting them and to involve children, including children with disabilities, in decision-making processes, taking into account the evolving capacities of children and the importance of involving children’s organizations and child-led initiatives;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2010), para. 09

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  • Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2010)
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(d) Arrests, violent repression and sentencing of women exercising their right to peaceful assembly, a campaign of intimidation against women’s human rights defenders, and continuing discrimination against women and girls in law and in practice;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan (2007), para. 58

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  • The situation in Afghanistan (2007)
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20. Continues to emphasize the necessity of investigating allegations of current and past violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, including violations committed against persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, as well as against women and girls, of facilitating the provision of efficient and effective remedies to the victims and of bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international law;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in digital contexts (2018), para. 42

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  • Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in digital contexts (2018)
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(g) Ensuring that women and girls are able to exercise the right to freedom of opinion and expression online and offline without discrimination, and do not experience violence or threats of violence while exercising this right;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2004), para. 25

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  • Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2004)
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(a) To abide by its obligations freely undertaken under the International Covenants on Human Rights 2 and other international human rights instruments, including those relating to freedom of opinion and expression, the use of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment and the promotion and protection of the human rights of women and girls, and to continue its efforts to consolidate respect for human rights and the rule of law;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2014), para. 031

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  • Rights of the child (2014)
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12. Urges all States to respect and promote the right of girls and boys to express themselves freely, and their right to be heard, to ensure that their views are given due weight, in accordance with their age and maturity, in all matters affecting them and to involve children, including children with special needs, in decision- making processes, taking into account the evolving capacities of children and the importance of involving children’s organizations and child-led initiatives;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
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Feb 25, 2020
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Question of human rights in Afghanistan (2003), para. 45

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  • Question of human rights in Afghanistan (2003)
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(a) The repeal of any legislative, institutional and other measures in place that discriminate against women and girls and those that impede the realization of their human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Question of human rights in Afghanistan (2001), para. 10

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  • Question of human rights in Afghanistan (2001)
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3. Condemns the widespread violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law, including the right to life, liberty and security of person, freedom from torture and from other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, freedom of opinion, expression, religion, association and movement, the forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict and, in particular, the grave human rights violations committed against women and girls;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in digital contexts (2018), para. 31

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  • Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in digital contexts (2018)
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6. Further recognizes that encryption and anonymity may contribute to individuals’ full enjoyment of human rights, including the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the right to privacy, in accordance with international law, and may empower individuals, including women and girls, to access information and ideas, to seek help, assistance and guidance and to freely explore and express ideas relating to their identity and human rights;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Rights of the child (2020), para. 018

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  • Rights of the child (2020)
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Urging all States to respect, protect and promote the right of girls and boys to express themselves freely, and their right to be heard, to ensure that their views are given due weight, in accordance with their age and maturity, in all matters affecting them, and to involve children, including children with disabilities, in decision-making processes, taking into account the evolving capacities of children and the importance of involving children’s organizations and child-led initiatives,
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security and emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan (2005), para. 61

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  • The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security and emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan (2005)
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10. Continues to emphasize the necessity of investigating allegations of current and past violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, including violations committed against persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, as well as against women and girls, of facilitating the provision of efficient and effective remedies to the victims and of bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international law;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan (2012), para. 075

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  • The situation in Afghanistan (2012)
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50. Acknowledges and encourages the efforts made by the Government of Afghanistan in promoting respect for human rights, expresses its concern at the harmful consequences of violent and terrorist activities, including against persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, by the Taliban, Al-Qaida and other violent and extremist groups and other illegal armed groups and criminals for the enjoyment of human rights and for the capacity of the Government of Afghanistan to ensure human rights and fundamental freedoms for all Afghans, notes with concern reports of incidents in which violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law have occurred, including violations committed against women and children, in particular girls, stresses the need to further promote tolerance and religious freedom as guaranteed by the Afghan Constitution, emphasizes the necessity of investigating allegations of current and past violations, and stresses the importance of facilitating the provision of efficient and effective remedies to the victims and of bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with national and international law;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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New Urban Agenda (2017), para. 184

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  • New Urban Agenda (2017)
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148. We will promote the strengthening of the capacity of national, subnational and local governments, including local government associations, as appropriate, to work with women and girls, children and youth, older persons and persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and local communities, and those in vulnerable situations, as well as with civil society, academia and research institutions in shaping organizational and institutional governance processes, enabling them to participate effectively in decision-making about urban and territorial development.
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
  • Youth
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (2015), para. 281

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  • United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (2015)
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(c) To ensure that, in all places of detention, children are separated from adults and girls are separated from boys;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan and the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for (2004), para. 77

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  • Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan and the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for (2004)
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15. Emphasizes the necessity of investigating allegations of violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, including violations committed against persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, as well as against women and girls, of facilitating the provision of efficient and effective remedies to the victims and of bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international law;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Trafficking in women and girls (2019), para. 83

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  • Trafficking in women and girls (2019)
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41. Invites Governments to take steps to ensure that criminal justice procedures and witness protection programmes are sensitive to the particular situation of women and girls subjected to human trafficking and that they are supported and assisted, as appropriate, in making complaints to the police or other authorities, without fear and with due regard for the protection of their privacy and their identity, and are available, when required, to the criminal justice system, and to ensure that during this time they have access to gender- and age-sensitive protection and, as appropriate, social, medical, financial and legal assistance, including the possibility of obtaining compensation for damages suffered;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan (2007), para. 51

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  • The situation in Afghanistan (2007)
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19. Continues to emphasize the necessity of investigating allegations of current and past violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, including violations committed against persons belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, as well as against women and girls, of facilitating the provision of efficient and effective remedies to the victims and of bringing the perpetrators to justice in accordance with international law;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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Question of human rights in Afghanistan (2000), para. 10

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  • Question of human rights in Afghanistan (2000)
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3. Condemns the widespread violations and abuses of human rights and humanitarian law, including the rights to life, liberty and security of person, freedom from torture and from other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, freedom of opinion, expression, religion, association and movement, the forced or compulsory recruitment of children for use in armed conflict and, in particular, the grave human rights violations against women and girls;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
Date added
Feb 25, 2020
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The girl child (2016), para. 45

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  • The girl child (2016)
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23. Also urges States to ensure that children who are capable of forming their own views have the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting them, with the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child, to ensure that this right is fully and equally enjoyed by the girl child, to meaningfully involve girl children, including those with special needs, as well as girls with disabilities, and their representative organizations in decision - making processes, as appropriate, and to include them as full partners in identifying their own needs and in developing, planning, implementing and assessing policies and programmes to meet those needs, with a view to ensuring their full and effective participation;
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
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Feb 25, 2020
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