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23. Calls upon all States to take all necessary measures, including legal reforms where appropriate:
(a) To ensure the full and equal enjoyment
by girls of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, to take effective
actions against violations of those rights and freedoms, and to base programmes
and policies on the rights of the child, taking into account the special
situation of girls;
(b) To eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against girls, including female infanticide and prenatal sex selection, rape, sexual abuse and harmful traditional or customary practices, including female genital mutilation, son preference, marriages without free and full consent of the intending spouses, early marriages and forced marriages and forced sterilization, including addressing their root causes, by enacting and enforcing legislation and, where appropriate, formulating comprehensive, multidisciplinary and coordinated national plans, programmes or strategies protecting girls;
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FULL RESOLUTION IS ATTACHED.
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Seventh session
Agenda item 3
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