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  2. Women's rights are human rights - Wikipedia

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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"

  3. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination ...

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    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

  4. Women's rights - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  5. Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

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    The Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (abbreviated as DEDAW [1]) is a human rights proclamation issued by the United Nations General Assembly, outlining that body's views on women's rights. It was adopted by the General Assembly on 7 November 1967. [2]

  6. Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women

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    Human Rights organisations such as Center for Women's Global Leadership, [20] Unifem, Women Won't Wait, Women for a Change, Women's Aid, and other groups join together to speak out against gender violence and to promote the rights and principles of the declaration. A striking step that was taken to end the violence that women face was launched ...

  7. Convention on the Political Rights of Women - Wikipedia

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    Following World War II, the establishment of the United Nations and the adoption of its Charter in 1945 brought increased attention to human rights, including women's rights. [4] The Charter aims to "affirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, and in the equal rights of men and women."

  8. Declaration of Mexico on the Equality of Women and Their ...

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    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 ...

  9. Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) in the ...

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    On 1 July 1921 the Act on the Change of Certain Provisions of the Civil Law Pertaining to Women's Rights was enacted by the Sejm, to address the most obvious inequalities for women who were married. The provisions of the Act allowed women to control their own property (except their dowry), to act as witnesses to legal documents, to act as ...