A/HRC/33/59 B. Articles 6 to 12 62. Vandana Shiva (Navdanya network), in her video statement, welcomed the diversity captured in the definition of peasants. Ms. Shiva expressed support for the wording of the article on the right to seeds, which built on farmers’ rights. She emphasized the right to land and land reform, and the right to self-determination. 63. Naela Gabr, Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, welcomed the fact that most of the points contained in the Committee’s general recommendation No. 34 had been addressed in the draft declaration, in particular the rights to land, water and seeds. Ms. Gabr regretted the omission of the negative impact of stereotypes on the image and role of people living and working in rural areas and the absence of any mention of human trafficking. 64. Ms. Gabr responded to questions from the floor on the reference, in general recommendation No. 34, to food sovereignty and the inclusion of the obligation of States to use and preserve seeds and prevent patenting, and on whether the right to breastfeed should be better addressed in the draft. 65. The representative of the Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights welcomed the recognition of women’s unpaid work, and called on the working group to draw from the work of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on substantive equality. 66. The representative of the regional secretariat for West and Central Africa of LVC stated that food sovereignty was a crucial element for the region and expressed strong support for articles 5 and 6. 67. The representative of the Russian Federation requested the inclusion of a reference to national legislation in article 7 (4), and requested clarification of the reference to land and territory in article 7 (4) (b). 68. The representative of the World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples stressed the visionary nature of the declaration. Pastoralists moving from one country to another needed the right to nationality. The representative also stressed the importance of including the right to participate, the right to information, the right to legal support, and women’s rights. 69. The representative of Egypt made specific comments on articles 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12. The representative requested the deletion of article 6 (2) (c), which contained a reference to informed consent and the choice of women in relation to their own bodies; the deletion of “regardless of the concept of the family” in article 6 (2) (l); and the deletion of “gender” and “gender identity” in article 6 (2) (m). Regarding articles 9, 10, 11 and 12, Egypt would like to see a reference to the necessity to respect applicable laws. 70. The representative of the European Union raised a question about whether the title referred to substantive rights, which needed clarification. The representative stated that article 6 was very long but useful, and that it was important to keep the reference to gender identity, although the European Union was uncertain whether it should be specific to rural women. The representative made detailed comments on a number of articles. 71. The representative of Argentina expressed satisfaction with how the text addressed women’s rights and insisted on keeping the reference in article 6 to gender identity and various forms of families. Regarding article 7, the representative indicated a preference for the term “security of the person”, rather than physical and personal security. Regarding article 8, the representative suggested maintaining only a reference to nationality and not to “legal existence”, and requested clarification about the right of “combination” in article 11. 11