A/72/155 We face a multidirectional global avalanche of misogyny, to which we must have an urgent global feminist riposte. We must heed the warning of Polish woman human rights defender, Paulina Wawrzynczyk, who emphasizes the need for global solidarity: “in any country no rights are won for good. We must … continue to raise awareness of … what may be taken away from us”. 89 States, international organizations and civil society must come together to develop comprehensive human rights strategies to defend women’s cultural rights from fundamentalism and extremism, in accordance with international norms. 96. Fundamentalist and extremist ideologies are a threat to women’s human rights, and more specifically their cultural rights. States must neither purvey them nor concede women’s rights to them. Women’s cultural rights, understood as fully integrated within the human rights system, are critical counterweights to fundamentalism and extremism; they call for free self-determination of women, respect for their cultural diversity, universality and equality. B. Recommendations 97. In order to effectively respond to fundamentalism and extremism and prevent, punish and stop the violations of women’s human rights, in particular cultural rights, to which they give rise, and to ensure women’s equal cultural rights, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the international community: (a) Promote a culture of women’s equality and dignity; (b) Understand fundamentalism and extremism as human rights issues, for which a human rights approach is essential; (c) In accordance with relevant international law, recognize and combat extremist and fundamentalist ideologies that promote discriminatory attitudes towards women; (d) Examine how and why fundamentalism and extremism take root and combat the root causes through, inter alia, the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights; (e) Develop a gender-inclusive framework for recognizing the warning signs of fundamentalism, which recognizes that cultural expressions, and especially those associated with women, are often among the first targets; and take preventive action in accordance with international norms to stop the rise of such movements; (f) 98. Support initiatives that reaffirm women’s cultural rights. The Special Rapporteur recommends that States: (a) Respect, protect and fulfil women’s equal cultural rights, including the right to freedom of artistic expression and the right to take part in cultura l life without discrimination; (b) Recognize and emphasize the promotion and respect of culture and cultural rights, with adequate funding, including the equal cultural rights of women, as core aspects of any strategy for tackling fundamentalism and extremism; __________________ 89 17-12043 Paulina Wawrzynczyk, “No battle is ever won for good”, Feminist Dissent, No. 2 (2017), pp. 189-192. 21/23