In the U.N. Study it says, "The 1993 General Assembly Declaration on Violence Against Women refers to certain traditional practices and enumerates physical, sexual and psychological violence... The Special Rapporteur on Traditional Practices prejudical to women's health see violence as a crucial mechanism to subordinate women to men." "The Beijing Conference refers to traditional practices such as violence related to dowries, female genital mutilation, female infanticide and prenatal selection based on gender. These and other texts, instruments and mechanisms are found in the Reference Documents section of WUNRN.

The organizations below address these and other issues of religion and traditions and the status of women based on other texts, instruments and mechanisms.. Click on the title of an organization to view an abstract of their work and how to contact them. Click on Reference Documents: to read other texts, instruments & mechanisms. Click on the news and research buttons to check and see if there is additional information on B3: Other Texts, Instruments & Mechanisms.

Women's NGO'S
European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
WOMANKIND Worldwide

Human Rights NGO'S
Rights and Democracy–Droits et Democratie
Human Rights Without Frontiers Int (HRWF Int.)
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR)
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York

Religions & Associations

Academic Institutions

Civil Society

Governments
Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

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