“Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates.”
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The respect for human rights is nowadays not so much a matter of having international standards, but rather questions of compliance with those standards.
In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.
Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.
My father respected and admired my mother and was a person who was always standing by my side, encouraging me to do more and believed in my capacity. So in that sense, my own experience was very good in becoming an empowered woman. From early on, I carried that strong message: 'You can do it.' So I never had any doubt that women can do a lot.
