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ICCPR Article 3 - Ensure equal enjoyment of treaty rights between men and women.
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ICCPR-10 The State party should strengthen its efforts to facilitate the participation of women in political and public affairs, including by taking temporary special measures and conducting awareness-campaigns to further increase the participation of women in public and political affairs. The State party should adopt strategies to combat stereotypes on the role of women, including by sensitizing its population on the need to ensure the enjoyment by women of their rights. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICCPR-11 The State party should take the necessary measures to implement fully the Domestic Violence Act. It should facilitate complaints from victims without fear of reprisals, intimidation or exclusion by the community; investigate, prosecute and punish those responsible with appropriate penalties; and provide compensation to victims. The State party should further establish a proper mechanism of protection, including by setting up shelters and by providing psychological rehabilitation and conduct awareness-raising campaigns on the negative impacts of domestic violence International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICCPR-12 The state party should guarantee equality between men and women in matters relating to family law, in particular by ensuring de jure and de facto the right to women to inherit property on an equal footing with men. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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