Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Events in Egypt are a very interesting example. We speak of the Security Council resolution of the United Nations on the violations of women's human rights, but a Muslim man would like to know how the United Nations interprets the woman's human rights. I do not know to what extent this international United Nations policy document on the specific issue of violations of women's human rights is interpreted internationally. Our definition of abuse of a woman's human rights can be very different from that of other signatories to the UN charter.

I thank Ms Hoewer for her detailed response to the question.