Religion, Culture, Gender Equality (Open)
Religion, Culture, Gender Equality and Women’s Rights (2004, No. 7)
The 28th Conference resolves to:
Urge GWI and NFAs to promote the application of human rights standards within cultural and religious institutions and so achieve gender equality and prevent women’s rights being made subordinate whilst being respectful towards each person’s religious beliefs; and, encourage NFAs to promote the standards for dialogue on religion, culture, gender equality and women’s rights as set out in documents such as the Beijing Platform for Action and the Beijing +5 Political Declaration and Outcome Document together with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
