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What does international law say about women’s right to freedom of expression?
- Women have a right to seek, receive and impart information in any way they choose on an
equal basis to men
- Governments must ban discrimination, changing laws and policies that support it, to
ensure that women can access information, speak out and participate equally.
- Governments must not justify censorship or restrictions on the basis of ‘tradition’ and
must stop others doing so, actively trying to change such mind-sets.
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