one f o r m o fdiscrimination a n d t h e "need for solutions that respond t o the
aggravated f o r m s o f discrimination9." I t is proposed t o read:
G e n e r a l R e c o m m e n d a t i o n .^.^ o n w o m e n ' s access to
j u s t i c e highlights that intersecting o r c o m p o u n d e d
d i s c r i m i n a t i o n m a y i n c l u d e ethnicity/race, indigenous
or m i n o r i t y status, colour, socio e c o n o m i c status
a n d / o r caste, language, religion o r belief, political
o p i n i o n , n a t i o n a l origin, m a r i t a l o r m a t e r n a l status.
age, u r b a n / r u r a l location, h e a l t h status, disability,
property o w n e r s h i p a n d identity a s l e s b i a n , bisexual,
t r a n s g e n d e r w o m a n o r intersex person^". A c c o r d i n g l y , t h e
C o m m i t t e e acknowledges t h a t gender-based violence m a y affect
s o m e w o m e n t o different degrees, o r i n different ways, t h a n other
w o m e n because they experience varying a n d intersecting forms
of discrimination.
's.
Basis:
The w o r k o f the Committee haslong incorporated the framework o f
intersecting, multiple a n d compounded forms o f discrimination experienced
b y w o m e n . T h e p r o p o s a l seeks t o e c h o t h e e n u m e r a t i o n o f G R 3 3 o n access
to justice i n full, as i trecognizes h o w intersecting factors o f discrimination
affect w o m e n ' s access t o justice.
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