Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Document number
- 1037
- Date
- 1979
- Title
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Author/publisher
- United Nations
- Availability
- LSI library
- Document type(s)
- International Law,
- Keywords
- Prevention, Protection, Human Rights approach, Vulnerability, Risk groups, Human rights violation, Women's rights; International Human Rights Law,
- Summary
- Summary: 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. DOWNLOAD CONVENTION: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/text/econvention.htm
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