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Short Summary
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Fact Sheet No. 22, Discrimination against Women:
The Convention and the Committee |
| Author |
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
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June 2004 |
| Publisher |
United Nations (UN) |
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Short Summary |
In 1979, the General Assembly adopted the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The
Convention sets out, in legally binding form, intemationally accepted
principles on the rights of women which are applicable to all women
in all fields. These principles cannot be met merely by the enactment
of gender-neutral laws. In addition to demanding that women be accorded
equal rights with men, the Convention goes further by prescribing
the measures to be taken to ensure that women everywhere are able
to enjoy the rights to which they are entitled. The Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women was established under
the Convention. The Committee is entrusted with the task of overseeing
the implementation of the Convention by States parties. This Fact
Sheet is divided into two main parts. Part I sets out and explains
the substantive provisions of the Convention. Part II provides an
overview of the structure and functioning of the Committee. Links
are also provided to the original text of the convention, and to an
up to date record of which states have ratified and with what reservations.
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adapted from fact sheet |
| Complete Document |
 http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs22.htm
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