Fact Sheet No.23, Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children
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In 1948, three years after the adoption of the Charter, the General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which has served as guiding principles on human rights and fundamental freedoms in the constitutions and laws of many of the Member States of the United Nations. The Universal Declaration prohibits all forms of discrimination based on sex and ensures the right to life, liberty and security of person; it recognizes equality before the law and equal protection against any discrimination in violation of the Declaration.
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