Reports

FEM/1874 Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes Quarante-neuvième session 991e et 992e séances – matin et après-midi Les 23 experts du Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination à l’égard des femmes (CEDEF) ont examiné aujourd’hui, pour la…

CEDAW/C/DJI/1-3 Rapport initial, deuxième et troisième rapports périodiques combinés des États parties Djibouti* [octobre 2009] Avant-propos La Convention relative à l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l’égard des femmes («la Convention») a été adoptée par l’Assemblée générale des…

Preface 1 . The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (“the Convention”) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1979. It entered into force on 3 September 1981, whereupon…

WOM/1874 Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 991st & 992nd Meetings (AM & PM) Experts Warn of Staggering Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation, Sluggish Pace of Women’s Economic Development, Lenient Penalties for Trafficking Ratification by Djibouti of the international women’s Convention…

WOM/1871 Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 984th & 985th Meetings (AM & PM) Experts Raise Questions about Legality Of Marriage by Abduction, Alleged Rape of Women in Conflict Zone Defending Ethiopia’s track record in combating harmful traditional practices, improving…

Introduction Since the submission of Ethiopia’s combined fourth and fifth periodic report under article 18 of International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of…

WOM/1871 Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 984th & 985th Meetings (AM & PM) Experts Raise Questions about Legality Of Marriage by Abduction, Alleged Rape of Women in Conflict Zone Defending Ethiopia’s track record in combating harmful traditional practices, improving…

WOM/1869 Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 980th & 981st Meetings (AM & PM) Recommendation to Repeal ‘Discriminatory’ Constitutional Provision Recalled Despite heavy financial constraints, a largely illiterate population and long-standing customary practices that subordinated women to men, Zambia had…

FINAL ROUND-UP 7 February 2011 Committee Adopts Conclusions on the Reports of Bangladesh, Belarus, Israel, Kenya, Lichtenstein, South Africa and Sri Lanka The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded on 4 February its forty-eighth session, adopting concluding observations and recommendations…

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 17 January 2011 Discusses Situation of the Rights of Women in Israel, Kenya, Lichtenstein and South Africa The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with non-governmental organizations to discuss the situation…