UN: Culture, tradition or religion
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Stephanie Farrior Examples of statements in UN documents that culture, tradition or religion may not be used to justify violations of women’s human rights, or states have an obligation to counter violations against women based on culture, tradition or religion.
Submitted on Fri, 09/29/2006 - 00:00
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