The second justification for the reservation is that the Bangladesh Constitution already grants equal rights to women therefore the need to lift those reservations does not exist. This blatant ...

The United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW in short, was adopted in 1979, and came into force in 1981. To date, a total of 189 countries ...

Accra, Oct. 20, GNA - Five per cent of the Metropolitan, Municipal District Assemblies' (MMDAs) Common Fund (ACF) has been dedicated for gender work, Ms Dorothy Onny of Ministry of Women and ...

Tomorrow, November 18, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law will hold a hearing on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) — the ...

Women’s rights activists in Tunisia are standing up to denounce the government’s inaction. After having withdrawn its reserves concerning the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of ...

Adopted in 1979 by the General Assembly of the United Nations, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) – the most far-reaching international commitment ...

The Nigerian government ratified CEDAW in 1985 without reservations. Consequently, it is bound to fulfill all obligations stated in article 2 towards the promotion of the principles of CEDAW. The ...