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E. The pivotal role of established human rights
civil society organizations.
32. Take maternal mortality. Each year, there are
over 500,000 maternal deaths. That is the equivalent of about one maternal death
every minute; 95% of maternal deaths are in Africa and Asia. Most could be
avoided by a few well-known interventions. While women in some rich countries
have a 1 in 8,700 chance of dying in childbirth, women in some low-income
countries have a 1 in 10 chance.
33. These facts are especially shocking not only
because they are preventable, but also because they expose profound health
inequalities. First, the burden of maternal mortality falls disproportionately
on women in developing countries. Second, in both developing and developed
countries, the burden of maternal mortality falls disproportionately on ethnic
minority women, indigenous women and women living in poverty. Third, there is no
single cause of death and disability for men between the ages of 15 and 44 that
is close to the magnitude of maternal mortality and
morbidity........
34. As the Special Rapporteur argued in his last
report to the General Assembly, maternal mortality is not just a health issue,
it is a human rights issue. Avoidable maternal mortality violates women's rights
to life, health, equality and non-discrimination.................
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A/HRC/4/28
17 January
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Fourth session
Item 2 on the provisional agenda
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE
RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO THE ENJOYMENT OF THE HIGHEST ATTAINABLE STANDARD OF
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, PAUL HUNT
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FULL REPORT IS
ATTACHED.
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