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Womens Rights Resolution Passed General Assembly Committee Has Agreed Landmark First Resolution Womens Rights Defenders Such Malala Yousafzai Despite Hard

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UN Womens Rights Resolution Passed A UN General Assembly Committee Has Agreed A Landmark First Resolution On Womens Rights Defenders Such As Malala Yousafzai Despite A Hard Fought Campaign By An Alliance Including The Vatican To Weaken The Measure African Nations The Vatican Iran Russia China And Conservative Muslim States Had Sought To Weaken The Resolution Passed By The Assemblys Human Rights Committee Diplomats And Activists Said The Campaign For Womens Rights Defenders Has Been Given A Huge Boost In Recent Months By The Likes Of Malala The Pakistani Teenager Shot In The Head By The Taliban For Her Battle For Girls Education And Denis Mukwege The Democratic Republic Of Congo Doctor Briefly Forced Into Exile For His Work Helping Rape Victims Both Had Been Named As Nobel Peace Prize Candidates This Year The Resolution Calls On All States To Publicly

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