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FGM Resolution of UN Human Rights Council – July 2020

Извор: WUNRN – 21.07.2020

United Nations – General Assembly

A/HRC/44/L.20 – Distr.: Limited – 14 July 2020

Original: English

Human Rights Council

Forty-fourth session 30 June–17 July 2020

Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

Albania,* Argentina, Austria, Belgium,* Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,** Chile, Croatia,* Cyprus,* Czechia, Denmark, Estonia,* Finland,* France,* Germany, Greece,* Hungary,* Iceland,* Ireland,* Italy, Latvia,* Liechtenstein,* Lithuania,* Luxembourg,* Maldives,* Malta,* Mexico, Monaco,* Netherlands, Norway,* Paraguay,* Peru, Poland, Portugal,* Romania,* Slovakia, Slovenia,* Spain, Sweden,* Thailand*and Turkey*: draft resolution

44/… Elimination of female genital mutilation

The Human Rights Council,

Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,

Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

Recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the optional protocols thereto, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and all other relevant international human rights instruments,

Reaffirming that the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, together with the optional protocols thereto, constitute an important contribution to the legal framework for the protection and promotion of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all women and girls,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 73/149 of 17 December 2018, on intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation, and all other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Commission on the Status of Women on measures to eliminate traditional practices that are detrimental to women’s and girls’ enjoyment of human rights, as well as Human Rights Council resolution 38/6 of 5 July 2018

Full 7-Page Resolution

 


* State not a member of the Human Rights Council.

** On behalf of the States Members of the United Nations that are members of the Group of African States.

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