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WOMEN & THE HUMAN RIGHT TO PEACE
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UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
PROGRESS REPORT ON THE RIGHT OF
PEOPLES TO PEACE
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D.Victims & Vulnerable Groups
60. All
individuals share the same human dignity and have an equal right to
protection.
Nevertheless, there are certain groups with specific vulnerability
who deserve special protection.These include women in
particular situations,
children,
victims of enforced or involuntary disappearance, disabled, elderly
and displaced persons, migrants, refugees and indigenous peoples, and
minorities stereotyped with endangering national security.
61.In 2000, in
its resolution 1325, the Security Council recognized for the first
time the strong link between women, peace and security, and stressed the
need to address gender-based violence and gender inequality in conflict and
post-conflict situations, and the importance of women's equal participation in
all efforts to maintain and promote sustainable and just peace and security.
States obligations include protection of women and girls from rape, forced
pregnancy, and the use of women as instruments of war and sexual slavery.
Security Council resolutions 1888 (2009) and 1889 (2009) introduced new
approaches to integrate gender into all aspects of peace and security.
62. When looking
at individuals and groups that are particularly vulnerable to
violence and armed conflict, it is clearly visible that those individuals and
groups have previously experienced, in many cases, discrimination,
exclusion and marginalization in political, social, economic or other
ways.
States should be aware of this connection and consequently perceive the
fight against discrimination as one preventive measure against the breakout
and deterioration of violence and armed conflict, allowing all
individuals,
groups and peoples to enjoy their right to peace.
Proposed Standards
3.
States, international organizations, in particular the United Nations, and
civil society shall facilitate the specific contribution to the prevention,
management
and peaceful settlement of disputes, and to promote their
contribution to building, consolidating and maintaining peace after
conflicts.
To this end, the increased representation of women shall be promoted at
all
levels of decision-making in national, regional and international institutions
and mechanisms in these
areas.
