On 15 April 2005, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights issued a draft Resolution on the Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective. The Resolution "reaffirms that discrimination on the basis of sex is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and other international human rights instruments."
The Resolution "reaffirms that States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish the perpetrators of violence against women and girls and to provide protection to the victims, and that failure to do so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms." It urges Governments that have not yet ratified CEDAW or the Optional Protocol to do so, and Governments who have ratified with reservations to withdraw them.
The Resolution specifically acknowledges the connection between violence against women and HIV/AIDS and emphasizes the need for Governments to comprehensively address the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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