33/L.46 Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights

GE.16-16760(E)

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Human Rights Council Thirty-third session

Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,

political, economic, social and cultural rights,

including the right to development

Russian Federation: amendment to draft resolution A/HRC/33/L.3/Rev.1

33/… Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights

Paragraph 4 should read

4. Urges States to take steps to ensure that laws, policies and practices respect

women’s equal right to decide autonomously in matters regarding their own lives and

health by repealing discriminatory laws and combating gender stereotypes and behaviours

that discriminate against them;