Violence against woman, «honor crimes» and harmful cultural and religious practices: international human rights standards adopted by the United Nations

Over the last twenty years, the United Nations have addressed so-called «honor crimes» as a specific form of violence against woman, based on harmful practices that are the result of cultural and religious traditions rooted, that discriminate against women and girls and violate their fundamental and...

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Main Author: María Nieves Saldaña
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2016-12-01
Series:Feminismo/s
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Online Access:https://feminismos.ua.es/article/view/2016-n28-violencia-contra-la-mujer-crimenes-de-honor-y-practicas-culturales-y-religiosas-perjudiciales-estandares-internacionales-de-derechos-humanos-adoptados-por-las-naciones-unidas