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COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMISSIONER SAYS SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTIONS MUST BE CRIMINALIZED
January 15, 2014 | 17:11
Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights called to ban
sex-selective abortions, saying that this deeply discriminatory
practice springs from the disadvantaged status of women in society.
"In Council of Europe member states, skewed sex ratios at birth have
been documented in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, but also in some
countries in the Balkans, most commonly in Albania and to a lesser
extent Montenegro, Kosovo, and parts of 'the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia'," reads the article published by Nils Muižnieks.
He quoted the report by UNFPA for 2013 which indicated that male/female
ratio is 114-115/100 in Armenia and 116/100 in Azerbaijan.
In the vast majority of Council of Europe member states, where abortion
is legal, this includes an adequate framework that reconciles the
possibility to have an abortion with the fight against discrimination.
"We need strong deterrents to eliminate this practice, which also
reinforces and perpetuates a climate of violence against women.
Sex-selective abortions must be criminalized," he said.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian
January 15, 2014 | 17:11
Council of Europe Commissioner on Human Rights called to ban
sex-selective abortions, saying that this deeply discriminatory
practice springs from the disadvantaged status of women in society.
"In Council of Europe member states, skewed sex ratios at birth have
been documented in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, but also in some
countries in the Balkans, most commonly in Albania and to a lesser
extent Montenegro, Kosovo, and parts of 'the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia'," reads the article published by Nils Muižnieks.
He quoted the report by UNFPA for 2013 which indicated that male/female
ratio is 114-115/100 in Armenia and 116/100 in Azerbaijan.
In the vast majority of Council of Europe member states, where abortion
is legal, this includes an adequate framework that reconciles the
possibility to have an abortion with the fight against discrimination.
"We need strong deterrents to eliminate this practice, which also
reinforces and perpetuates a climate of violence against women.
Sex-selective abortions must be criminalized," he said.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian