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"State parties condemn discrimination against women in all its forms, agree to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating the discrimination against women and to this end, undertake (d) To refrain from engaging in any act of discrimination against women and to ensure that public authorities and institutions shall act in conformity with this obligation."

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

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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

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States must take the steps necessary to give effect to human rights.