{"id":253931,"date":"2018-03-08T11:23:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T10:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.npwj.org\/?p=253931"},"modified":"2024-01-18T11:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T10:25:56","slug":"international-womens-day-npwj-salutes-womens-fight-for-human-rights-worldwide-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.npwj.org\/it\/press-release\/international-womens-day-npwj-salutes-womens-fight-for-human-rights-worldwide-2\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day: NPWJ salutes women’s fight for human rights worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
Brussels \u2013 Rome, 8 March 2018<\/div>\n
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\nToday the world is observing International Women’s Day, celebrating women\u2019s achievements throughout history and throughout the world. This day is also an appropriate occasion to remember the too many gaps hindering \u2013 sometimes in a brutal and cruel manner \u2013 the process towards the full recognition and protection of women\u2019s rights as universal human rights.<\/p>\n

Millions of women and girls worldwide are still victims or at risk of violations of their human rights, as both a result and a\u00a0perpetuation of gender inequality<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0discrimination<\/strong>\u00a0that denies them the most basic forms of\u00a0personal autonomy<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0self-determination<\/strong>. They are victims of\u00a0sexual abuse<\/strong>,\u00a0exploitation<\/strong>\u00a0and harmful practices such as\u00a0female genital mutilation<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0forced marriage<\/strong>. In many parts of the world, women who have the courage to fight for their dignity by challenging regressive social conventions are exposed to great personal risks, including social rejection, harassment, imprisonment and even death.<\/div>\n

The human rights of women must be pursued without compromise, promoted and encouraged until they are enshrined in legislation, and protected and safeguarded over time as essential components of the\u00a0rule of law<\/strong>. The fight is broad: for the right to self-empowerment, the freedom to make informed and autonomous choices about the course of one\u2019s life, one\u2019s sexuality, if and when to have children, whether and when to marry, and all within a context of public policies and structures that allow for real choice. Moreover, unless the legal framework that guarantees full equality between men and women is constantly strengthened, all advances will continue to be attacked, undermined, weakened or revoked.<\/p>\n

On this important day when we reaffirm our commitment to stand up for the human rights of women, it is also important to note that many countries worldwide\u00a0still lack appropriate and effective legislation to protect them<\/strong>\u00a0and that, where laws have been enacted, political will to implement them effectively has not always followed. NPWJ appeal to all states to\u00a0turn their political commitment into concrete, efficient and coordinated policies<\/strong>\u00a0to address the unique and most pressing challenges girls face around the world and to ensure the fulfilment of their human rights.<\/p>\n

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