To ensure universality, objectivity and non-selectivity, it is of utmost importance to consider the specific situation of women in all areas of human rights.
Women constitute one half of the population of the planet.
Without their full participation in the implementation of the objectives of the World Conference on Human Rights, we will surely fail to fully realize our goals. We, therefore, request that the World Conference comprehensively address the role of women on every item of its agenda. For many years now, research has highlighted the widespread denial of human rights to women. Law, custom, tradition and stereotyping are continuously preventing their full participation in society. Despite some progress, women remain on the fringes of policy-making processes, and the systems which have traditionally oppressed them remain largely intact.