Women's rights advocates achieve victories as UN conference concludes.

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  • Source:
    Reproductive freedom news [Reprod Freedom News] 1995 Sep 29; Vol. 4 (17), pp. 5.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: The Center Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101084256 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print NLM ISO Abbreviation: Reprod Freedom News
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: New York, N.Y. : The Center,
    • Subject Terms:
      Congresses as Topic* ; Human Rights* ; United Nations* ; Women's Rights*; Asia ; China ; Developing Countries ; Economics ; Asia, Eastern ; International Agencies ; Organizations ; Socioeconomic Factors
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 108656. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00246958.
      Keywords: Asia; China; Conferences And Congresses*; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Human Rights--women*; International Agencies; Organizations; Socioeconomic Factors; Un*; Women's Status*
      Note: TJ: REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM NEWS
      Local Abstract: [PIP] On September 15, 1995, government delegations finished the Platform for Action of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. In this historic document, individual governments and the international community committed themselves to the advancement of women worldwide. Human rights issues (violence against women and female children, and reproductive freedom and health) were discussed and affirmed. Paragraph 2 of the human rights section states that "the human rights of women and the girl child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights." Paragraph 9 adds "full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of all women is essential for the empowerment of women." Acknowledging "the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds," the document still calls for "states, regardless of their political, economic and cultural systems, to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms." The human rights section "reaffirms that [reproductive rights] rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing, and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health. It also includes their right to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence, as expressed in human rights documents." The platform recognizes violence against women and girls in all societies (physical, psychological, and sexual abuse that includes murder; systematic rape; forced pregnancy, sterilization, contraception, and abortion; female infanticide; battering; and trafficking in women that is perpetrated by state and nonstate actors). The section on women and armed conflict declares that "rape in the conduct of armed conflict constitutes a war crime and under certain circumstances it constitutes a crime against humanity and an act of genocide." The United Nations will vote on the Platform and Declaration during the General Assembly's fiftieth session.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19950929 Date Completed: 19960116 Latest Revision: 20221207
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      12290475