| Violence against women violates, impairs
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| | educational, social and other measures,
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| and nullifies the enjoyment by women of
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| | including national information and
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| their human rights and fundamental
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| | awareness-raising campaigns do help
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| freedoms. All human beings are born free
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| | address this problem In addition to the
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| and equal in dignity and rights. They are
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| | existence of laws, mechanisms for
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| endowed with reason and conscience and
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| | enforcing rights and redressing
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| should act towards one another in a
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| | violations are also of crucial
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| spirit of brotherhood.
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| | importance. Recent developments at the
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| Violence against women is a violation of
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| | national, regional and international
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| human rights that cannot be justified by
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| | levels, in the prosecution of those
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| any political, religious, or cultural
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| | responsible for violence against women
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| claim. A global culture of discrimination
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| | are very important steps in the fight
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| against women allows violence to occur
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| | against impunity, not only because the
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| daily and with impunity.
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| | perpetrators are brought to justice, but
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| Women rights are human rights and are an
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| | also because of the general deterrent
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| inalienable part of universal human
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| | effect such developments will hopefully
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| rights and form an integral part of the
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| | have.
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| human rights activities of the United
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| | Violence against women and girls
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| Nations, including the promotion of all
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| | continues in the family, in the
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| human rights instruments relating,
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| | community, and is perpetrated and/or
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| directly or indirectly, to women.
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| | condoned in many countries. Violence is a
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| Since the creation of the mandate on
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| | multifaceted problem, with no simple or
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| violence against women, its causes and
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| | single solution. Violence must be
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| consequences, later on, the world has
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| | addressed on multiple levels and in
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| achieved greater awareness and
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| | multiple sectors of society
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| understanding of gender-based violence
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| | simultaneously, taking direction from
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| and more effective measures are being
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| | local people on how women's rights may be
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| developed to confront the problem. The
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| | promoted in a given context.
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| international community has made great
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| | Working on the improvement of data and
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| strides in setting standards and
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| | statistics on violence against women and
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| elaborating a legal framework for the
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| | adopting special legislation that
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| promotion and protection of women from
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| | guarantees equal protection of the law
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| violence. While at the normative level
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| | and enforcement of its provisions will
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| the needs of women are generally
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| | help treating this worldwide problem.
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| adequately addressed, the challenge lies
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| | Governments can put in place the building
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| in ensuring respect for and effective
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| | blocks of a system that can respond more
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| implementation of existing law and
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| | effectively to gender-based violence. The
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| standards. Much more remains to be done
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| | allocation of resources, support to
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| to create and sustain an environment
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| | research and documentation on causes and
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| where women can truly live free from
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| | consequences of gender-based violence,
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| gender-based violence.
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| | education and prevention programs to
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| There are many efforts at
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| | support efforts to increase community
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| standard-setting and norm creation at the
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| | responsibility, making information on
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| international level. The array of
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| | women's rights readily available and
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| activities and initiatives taken aimed at
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| | creating partnerships between Governments
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| the elimination of violence against
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| | and NGOs are also necessary and important
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| women, including the adoption of
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| | steps to prevent the violence against
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| amendments to relevant laws, and
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| | women.
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