UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination.

The Convention defines discrimination against women as "...any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field." Website: www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/index.htm

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Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the sixth periodic report - Turkey 12 February 2010 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports - Australia 29 January 2010 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the combined second, third and fourth periodic reports - Fiji 27 January 2010 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Consideration of reports submitted by States Parties under Article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women : report on an exceptional basis : India 1 December 2009 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the combined 6th and 7th periodic reports : Egypt 23 November 2009 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the combined 6th and 7th periodic reports : Ukraine 10 November 2009 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the combined 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th periodic reports : Panama 3 November 2009 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the 4th periodic report : Uzbekistan 19 October 2009 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the combined third and fourth periodic report : Armenia 16 December 2008 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports
Responses to the list of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of the 7th periodic report : Guatemala 2 December 2008 \| Publisher: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) \| Document type: States Parties Reports

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