WUNRN
CONSIDER IN THE CONTEXT OF
TRADITIONAL VALUES, CULTURE, RELIGION - WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS
UN Human Rights Council Advisory
Committee
STUDY REPORT ON PROMOTING HUMAN
RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS THROUGH
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF
TRADITIONAL VALUES OF HUMANKIND (A/HRC/22/71)
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Excerpts from Page 12 of Report:
"Special procedures mandate
holders, treaty bodies and OHCHR have published many works that emphasize the
importance of ensuring that 'traditions,' 'attitudes,' and 'customary
practices' are not elevated above universal human rights standards. They
highlighted the fact that such terms are often used to justify the
marginalization of minority groups and gender-based inequalities,
discrimination and violence, and that there is a need to situate these terms
within a human rights context."
