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Use of religious beliefs to justify rights violations must be outlawed says UN expert
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Thursday, 26 March 2020
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Laws underpinned by religious conviction that discriminate against women and the  LGBT+ community should be repealed, and gender-based violence carried out in the name of religion by non-State groups must be addressed, an independent UN expert said on Monday in a report presented to the Human Rights Council.

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