Muslim and Western nations agree on UN landmark code to combat violence against women and girls

Tuesday, March 19th 2013 - 06:35 UTC

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Muslim and Western nations late Friday overcame deep divisions to agree a landmark United Nations declaration setting out a code of conduct for combating violence against women and girls. Iran, Libya, Sudan and other Muslim nations ended threats to block the declaration and agreed to language stating that violence against women could not be justified by “any custom, tradition or religious consideration.” Read full article

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stick up your junta
Seems the big tough Argies are good at this

Another report released by an NGO, Femicide Observatory, claims that one woman dies per day due to gender violence in Argentina, usually at the hands of their partner or former partner. However, these cases remain under-reported, as “about 40% of women don’t want to report their cases

http://www.argentinaindependent.com/tag/domestic-violence/
Mar 19th, 2013 - 09:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Bongo
How about curbing violence against anyone?
Mar 19th, 2013 - 10:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
@2 Argieland would never agree to that.
Mar 19th, 2013 - 01:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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nerosaxo
Words are cheap. How is it going to be enforced? It would appear that it creates inequality. Women and girls only? No Men and boys. Whoops! must not forget those who can't make up their minds what they are.
Mar 19th, 2013 - 02:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
Weasel words by the Muslimists.

Are they going to stop circumcising little girls (so they won't enjoy sex and therefore not run away from the husbands) which kills a fair number of them each year from loss of blood?

Are they going to stop the stoning to death of women who have been raped whilst the rapists go free?

Are they going to stop the stoning to death of 'adulterous women' (on the say so of the man who had sex with them) whilst the man goes free?

Are they going to stop the legal killing of a wife who has 'upset' her husband?

Are they REALLY going to stop ‘honour killings’? Not a cat in hell’s chance.

Are they going to allow girls to be educated? No chance, they will then know MORE than the stupid, stone age, 'husband'.

Why do western women tolerate the treatment of Muslim women yet they go berserk over the fur industry?

I could go on but it is too upsetting. The west do not see the Muslim 'faith' for what it really is: a cancer that will inevitably kill all the Christians and other religions as well as the atheists, in other words: convert or die.

Don’t believe me? You need to get yourself educated to what is happening before it is too late.
Mar 19th, 2013 - 08:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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gosudar
This is such a shame for MOF arabs who untill yesterdy were bombing all over the world claiming innocent lives chanting jihad and today as if they are upholding utmost ethical and moral standards are calling the world to respect the women rights....!!! this strikes an irony to me by the skinless bastard semitics....
Mar 19th, 2013 - 08:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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