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early marriage, 104 violence against older women, 105
violence targeted against lesbian, gay, and transgender
women, 106 violence targeted against disabled women, 107
and violence targeting indigenous women. 108
104
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General
Comment No 16, “The equal right of men and women to the
enjoyment of all economic, social and cultural rights”, UN Doc
E/C.12/2005/4 (2005), paragraph 27.
105
CEDAW General Recommendation No 27, “Older women and
protection of their human rights”, UN Doc CEDAW/C/GC27 (2010),
paragraphs 37-38: “37.States parties have an obligation to draft
legislation recognizing and prohibiting violence, including domestic,
sexual violence and violence in institutional settings, against older
women, including those with disabilities. States parties have an
obligation to investigate, prosecute and punish all acts of violence
against older women, including those committed as a result of
traditional practices and beliefs”; “38. State parties should pay special
attention to the violence suffered by older women in times of armed
conflict, the impact of armed conflicts on the lives of older women,
and the contribution that older women can make to the peaceful
settlement of conflicts and to reconstruction processes. States parties
should give due consideration to the situation of older women when
addressing sexual violence, forced displacement and the conditions of
refugees during armed conflict. States parties should take into account
relevant United Nations resolutions on women and peace and security
when addressing such matters, including, in particular, Security
Council resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008) and 1889 (2009).”
106
Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, “Discrimination and violence against individuals based
on their sexual orientation and gender identity”, UN Doc A/HRC/29/23
(2015), paragraphs 20-40.
107
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, especially
Article 3(g) concerning equality between men and women with
disabilities; Article 12 concerning recognition before the law; Article 13
on access to justice; Article 15 on freedom from torture; and Article
16 on freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse. See also the
report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights, “Thematic study on the issue of violence against
women and girls and disability”, UN Doc A/HRC/20/5 (2012).
108
See the inter-agency study (UN Women, UNICEF, UNFPA, ILO and
the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on