Part of the process of recognizing that violence against women is a violation...

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Part of the process of recognizing that violence against women is a violation of human rights involves stepping back from views that hold that violence against women represents a kind of cultural expression or is the unquestionable prerogative of specific groups or individuals in the context of the exercise of power.

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Human Rights

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