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"States Parties condemn discrimination against women in all its forms, agree to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating discrimination against women and, to this end, undertake…To Establish legal protection of the rights of women on an equal basis with men and to ensure through competent national tribunals and other public institutions the effective protection of women against any act of discrimination."

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UN (CEDAW): Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, art. 2(c)

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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

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Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by a competent national tribunal for acts that violate his or her rights or freedoms.