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Women's Human Rights Resources
International Legal Agreements:
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
- CEDAW states parties
- Optional Protocol to CEDAW
- Option Protocol states parties
- CEDAW in Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish
CEDAW Advocacy:
- Campaign "Equality without reservation" (CEDAW without reservations in Arab countries)
- Report on the Application of CEDAW in the Arab World
- CEDAW in Action: guides and learning resources + advocacy materials + assessments + good practices + CEDAW texts in South-East languages
Legal Cases Mentioning CEDAW:
- CEDAW Decisions/Views (in 6 languages) on the UN site
- CEDAW Case Bank at Global Justice Center
- CEDAW Case Studies at Cornell Law
- UNIFEM CEDAW Success Stories
- "Gender Stereotyping in Rape Cases: The CEDAW Committee’s Decision in Vertido v The Philippines", Human Rights Law Review (2011)
CEDAW status in WLP partner countries
| Convention Signature | Convention Ratification or Accession(a) | Convention Reservations and Declarations | Optional Protocol Signature | Optional Protocol Ratification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 14-Aug-1980 | 5-Mar-2003 | |||
| Bahrain | 18-Jun-2002(a) | Art 2 and Art 16 for compatibility with Islamic Shariah; Art 9(2); Art 15(4); Art 29(1)1 | |||
| Brazil | 31-Mar-1981 | 1-Feb-1984 | Art 29(1) | 13-Mar-01 | 28-Jun-02 |
| Egypt | 16-Jul-1980 | 18-Sep-1981 | |||
| India | 30-Jul-1980 | 9-Jul-1993 | Art 29(1); Art 5(a) and Art 16(1): shall abide in conformity with its policy of non-interference in the personal affairs of any Community without its initiative and consent; Art 16(2): fully supports the principle of compulsory registration of marriages in principle but not practical in a vast country like India with its variety of customs, religions and level of literacy.1 | ||
| Indonesia | 29-Jul-1980 | 13-Sep-1984 | Art 29(1) | 28-Feb-00 | |
| Iran | |||||
| Jordan | 3-Dec-1980 | 1-Jul-1992 | Art 9(2); Art 16(1c,1d,1g)1 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 26-Aug-1998(a) | 6-Sep-00 | 24-Aug-01 | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | 10-Feb-1997(a) | 22-Jul-2002 a | |||
| Lebanon | 16-Apr-1997(a) | Art 9(2); Art 16(1c,1d,1f,1g); Art 29(1)1 | |||
| Malaysia | 5-Jul-1995(a) | Art 9(2); Art 16(1a,1f,1g). Accession is subject to provisions not conflicting with those of Islamic Sharia' law and the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.1 | |||
| Mauritania | 10-May-2001(a) | Approve each and every part which are not contrary to Islamic Sharia or Mauritania's Constitution. | |||
| Morocco | 21-Jun-1993(a) | Art 2; Art 15(4); Art 9(2); Art 16; Art 29(1) | |||
| Nicaragua | 17-Jul-1980 | 27-Oct-1981 | |||
| Nigeria | 23-Apr-1984 | 13-Jun-1985 | 8-Sep-00 | 22-Nov-04 | |
| Pakistan | 12-Mar-1996(a) | Art 29(1). Subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.1 | |||
| Palestine | |||||
| Turkey | 20-Dec-1985(a) | Art 29(1) | 8-Sep-00 | 29-Oct-02 | |
| Zimbabwe | 13-May-1991(a) | ||||
| Source: United Nations Treaty Collection http://treaties.un.org for a list of all countries 1. Some countries object to these reservations or declarations as contrary to the object and purpose of the convention. | |||||
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