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Women gain attention at world confabVIENNA (CANA) —An inter-' national conference on human ' rights has firmly condemned acts of violence and discrimination agamst women.: The drafting committee came; up with a resolution that demands. “the elimination of violence against women in public -and pm ate life, the elimination •of all forms of sexual harassment, exploitation and trafficking in women, and the elimination of gender bias in the ' administration of justice .. One of seven consensual clauses in an “Action Plan on women's rights abuses said, “current violations of this kind including in particular murder, swematu. rape, sexual slavery and forced pregnancy, require a ‘particularly effective response ”ft' The world conference urges the rraduatmn of all forms of discrimination against women, •both hidden and overt The I nurd \atmns should encourage the goal of universal ratification by all states of the conven-4non on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women by the year 2000,” the text saidT reaty*lT rears monitoring bodies should disseminate necessary in-formation to enable women to make move effective use of existing implementation procedures ’ 111 Their pursuits of full and equal enjovment of human rights and non-discrimination, it continuedThe resolution added “The world conference reaffirms on ;(he basis of equality between women and men, a woman’s .right to accessible and adequate ^health care and the widest range ,nf family planning services, as • well as equal access to educationMt all levels►- . ‘The world conference urges .governments and regional and international organisations to fa-c dilate the access of women to 'decision-making posts and their greater participation in the decision-making process It encourages further steps within theUntied Nations secretariat to appoint and promote women staff members in accordance with ihe United Nations Charter. and encourages other principal and subsidiary organs of the United Nations to guarantee the participation of women under conditions of equality.”
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Kingston Gleaner
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Fri, Jun 25, 1993
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