The practices of racism are historical, political, and cultural phenomena.

Some traditional cultural practices that prevent women from advancing in society are

While legislation alone could not change deeply entrenched cultural practices overnight, it was a first step.

Cultural or religious practices which violate human rights law should be outlawed for everyone, not only for minorities.

The major causes of the phenomenon prostitution is poverty, degradation of socio cultural values and mores, cultural alienation, unemployment, lack of education in children out of children, growing consumerism, and negative cultural practices, to mention but a few.

For example, cultural mores and traditional practices can subordinate the views of young people to those of their elders.

Above all, it should develop a public education programme to counter cultural handicaps and stereotypes and practices like polygamy.

Socio cultural and economic reality of the students (economic difficulties, initiation rites, taboos, religious practices, expansion of the school network).

(c) Protect indigenous peoples' cultural heritage in compliance with the relevant indigenous peoples' own customs and customary laws and practices

It is clear that the State is not free to adopt whatever prohibitions against minorities' cultural practices that it wants.

Concerned about continued widespread discriminatory practices against persons belonging to minorities in their enjoyment of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights,

Of all the problematic cultural issues facing human rights organizations, female genital mutilation was one of the most difficult practices to eliminate.

Such creations, manifestations and productions include the practices, representations, expressions as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts, sites and cultural spaces associated therewith that indigenous peoples and individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.

True, there is a neo Ottoman revival in the cultural field, and our citizens are eager to rediscover Ottoman life, culture, and practices.

For them, popular medicine was a specific cultural feature of some groups of humans which was distinct from the universal practices of biomedicine.

The three major intervention areas were developing and sustaining human capabilities developing positive cultural values, attitudes and practices and utilization of human capabilities.

Some of these practices are based on religious beliefs, but many of the limitations are cultural and emanate from tradition as well as religion.

Recognizes the importance of disseminating best practices for the reduction of poverty in its various dimensions, taking into account the need to adapt those best practices to suit the social, economic, cultural and historical conditions of each country

Recognizes the importance of disseminating best practices for the reduction of poverty in its various dimensions, taking into account the need to adapt those best practices to suit the social, economic, cultural and historical conditions of each country

Recognizes the importance of disseminating best practices for the reduction of poverty in its various dimensions, taking into account the need to adapt those best practices to suit the social, economic, cultural and historical conditions of each country

19. Recognizes the importance of disseminating best practices for the reduction of poverty in its various dimensions, taking into account the need to adapt those best practices to suit the social, economic, cultural and historical conditions of each country

26. Recognizes the importance of disseminating best practices for the reduction of poverty in its various dimensions, taking into account the need to adapt those best practices to suit the social, economic, cultural and historical conditions of each country

28. Recognizes the importance of disseminating best practices for the reduction of poverty in its various dimensions, taking into account the need to adapt those best practices to suit the social, economic, cultural and historical conditions of each country

25. Recognizes the importance of disseminating best practices for the reduction of poverty in its various dimensions, taking into account the need to adapt those best practices to suit the social, economic, cultural and historical conditions of each country

17. Also recognizes the importance of disseminating best practices for the reduction of poverty in its various dimensions, taking into account the need to adapt those best practices to suit the social, economic, cultural and historical conditions of each country

For them, newcomers, living in an environment hostile to their way of life, need to preserve the cultural practices they bring with them, even if some of those practices for example, arranged marriages, gender segregation, religious indoctrination conflict with liberal principles.

In all three areas, UNODC will focus on assembling evidence of best practices to deal effectively with emerging and identified drug and drug related problems, validate those best practices and assess their appropriateness for replication in different socio cultural settings.

Along Hammond's lines, Raymond Williams explains art as a set of practices influenced by broad cultural factors rather than simply the vague ideas of genius alone.

Besides ignorance, poverty and lack of health services, inhabitants of rural areas suffer from cultural beliefs and traditional ones that lead to practices of initiation rites.

New media art, software art, motion graphics, and computer aided design are also significant software based cultural practices, as is the creation of new protocols and platforms.

Concerning cultural practices such as female genital mutilation and forced early marriage, he encouraged NGOs and the United Nations to address those issues through education and awareness raising.

Why is it that women are, on the one hand, viciously oppressed by cultural practices, and yet at the same time, are the preservers of cultures in most societies?

While she welcomed the progressive legislation adopted since the previous report, full equality could not be achieved unless cultural practices and stereotypes that reinforced women's submission were also addressed.

No other country embraces such an extraordinary profusion of ethnic groups, mutually incomprehensible languages, religions, and cultural practices, as well as variations of topography, climate, and levels of economic development.

Administrative practices, electoral processes, distribution of national resources and the organization of political, economic and socio cultural structures under these constitutions are heavily biased in favour of the dominant classes.

Cultural beliefs and practices associated with causes and treatment of illness, and other lifestyle behaviors, are important determinants of women's health status, and in the prevention of morbidity and mortality.

With regard to cultural practices, she said that, generally speaking, violations of women's rights, especially violence against women, were a cross cutting issue which affected all classes, nations and cultures.

Calls for support to the steadfastness of the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan against the Israeli practices aimed at obliterating their Arab cultural identity and proclaims its support for the maintenance of Syrian Arab educational curricula and the provision of educational and cultural material.

Theories of cultural hegemony or cultural assimilation via cultural imperialism.

The reporting State should clarify its stand in regard to the cultural practices, such as the giving and taking of the dowry and polygamy and indicate whether attempts had been made to study the ill effects of such practices, both ideological and material, and their consequences on women.

As already emphasized in previous reports of the Special Committee, Israeli practices tended to destroy the Arab cultural identity of Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan and distort history and geography.

Finally, she asked the Special Rapporteur what lessons she had learned during her country visits in which she had focused on cultural practices in families and communities that resulted in violence to women.

The Habitat Agenda asks Governments to promote sports and recreational and cultural activities for all and to take into account the need for playgrounds, parks, sports and recreation areas in urban land management practices.

So the fact that the Arab world has the lowest scores in regional measurements of democratic practices, civil freedoms and good governance is not some cultural inevitability, but a temporary failure of human will.

Our relevant principles and practices are basically identical to international practices.