Note The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the APF concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. ISBN 978-0-9922766-4-5 (print) ISBN 978-0-9922766-5-2 (electronic) Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of Women and Girls: A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions © Copyright Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions June 2014 (updated January 2017) No reproduction is permitted without prior written consent from the APF. Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 1042 Australia Credits United Nations photographs are the property of the United Nations, which holds all rights in connection with their usage. Cover photographs Left: Omani woman at the Nizwa livestock market by Charles Roffey, reproduced under a CC BY-NC_SA 2.0 license. Centre: Mongolian girl by Francesc Balagué, reproduced under a CC BY-NC_SA 2.0 license. Bottom: Myanmar at the crossroads by Christopher Michel, reproduced under a CC BY 2.0 license.