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Audio file of Clinton declaring, "If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights, once and for all." Footage of Clinton's speech in its entirety. At approximately the 14:45 mark, Clinton utters the famous line, "Women's rights are human rights"
Resolutions 1325 and 1820, and CEDAW share the following agenda on women's human rights and gender equality: [7] Demand women's participation in decision-making at all levels; Rejection of violence against women as it impedes the advancement of women and maintains their subordinate status
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Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others ...
Illinois: In re Baby Boy Doe, 632 N.E.2d 326 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994) was a court case holding that courts may not balance whatever rights a fetus may have against the rights of a competent woman, whose choice to refuse medical treatment as invasive as a Cesarean section must be honored even if the choice may be harmful to the fetus.
The Declaration follows the structure of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with a preamble followed by eleven articles. Article 1 declares that discrimination against women is "fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offence against human dignity". [4] "Discrimination" is not defined.
The resolution originated with the Women’s International Democratic Federation, an NGO particularly strong in Eastern Bloc nations, which noted the UN’s recent success with other designated years devoted to thematic human rights issues. International Women’s Year, and the 1975 Conference in Mexico City (the first of four planned UN women ...
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action is widely known as the most progressive blueprint for advancing women's rights. The framework covers 12 areas of concern: Women and the environment; Women in power and decision making; The girl child; Women and the economy; Women and poverty; Violence against women; Human rights of women