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D. Application of a gender perspective
16. The Special Rapporteur has continued to
apply a gender perspective, inter alia, through the identification of
gender-specific abuses, in the reporting process, including in information
collection and in recommendations. One of the key concerns raised includes
allegations of forced conversion of women, especially if they belong to
religious minorities.
17. The Special Rapporteur‟s latest interim report submitted to the General
Assembly (A/66/156) also highlights the important role of women when the State
is promoting interreligious communication. In his statement to the Third
Committee of the General Assembly on 20 October 2011, the Special Rapporteur
emphasized that substantive and substantial participation by women in formal
interreligious dialogue projects should be a priority in order to address the
current imbalance in the composition of high-level interreligious dialogue
events where women tend to be marginalized.5
