Summary
In the present report, submitted pursuant to the Human Rights Council resolution 50/7, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, examines violence and discrimination faced by women and girls worldwide due to their status as mothers, and in connection with other grounds of discrimination. The Special Rapporteur offers recommendations on how to uphold international human rights obligations and ensure human rights-based responses.
