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IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #340
ACTIVITIES INITIATIVES OF WOMEN WORLDWIDE
OUTCOME OF THE 41ST SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
Helena Gronberg
29 August 2008
1. CEDAW COMMITTEE ELECTION RESULTS
2. OUTCOME OF THE 41ST SESSION
3. UPCOMING CEDAW MEETINGS
4. RESOURCES FOR WORKING WITH CEDAW=20
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1. CEDAW COMMITTEE ELECTION RESULTS
On 30 July 2008 States parties to the Convention of the Elimination of
all Forms Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) elected the following
candidates to fill the eleven positions on the CEDAW Committee that will
become vacant on 31 December 2008:
- Ms. Nicole Ameline ( France )=20
- Ms. Magalys Arocha Dominguez ( Cuba)=20
- Ms. Violet Tsisiga Awori ( Kenya)=20
- Ms. Barbara Evelyn Bailey ( Jamaica)=20
- Mr. Niklas Bruun ( Finland)=20
- Ms. Indira Jaising ( India)=20
- Ms. Soledad Murillo de la Vega (Spain)=20
- Ms. Silvia Pimentel ( Brazil)
- Ms. Victoria Popescu ( Romania)=20
- Ms. Zohra Rasekh ( Afghanistan)=20
- Ms. Xiaoqiao Zou ( China)
They will serve a four-year term beginning January 1, 2009. All
Committee members serve in their personal capacities, and not as
representatives of the States parties.=20
For a full list of nominees, go to=20
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/docs/CEDAW.SP.2008.3.pdf
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The CEDAW Committee, composed of 23 experts on women's rights from
around the world, is responsible for reviewing the country reports
submitted by the countries that are party to the treaty. 185 countries
are party to the treaty, the United States being the only industrialized
country that has not ratified the convention.
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2. OUTCOME OF 41st SESSION OF CEDAW
The countries examined at the most recent CEDAW session that convened in
New York from June 30 to July 18, 2008 were Finland, Iceland, Lithuania,
Nigeria, Slovakia, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania and
Yemen. NGOs from all of the countries submitted shadow reports,
alternative reports submitted by NGOs to supplement or present
alternative information to the periodic government reports.=20
For shadow reports, see:
http://www.iwrawap.org/resources/shadow_reports.htm
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In addition to making recommendations to States regarding issues to
which the Committee believes countries should pay special attention, the
Committee made progress on two general recommendations: migrant women
and article 2 of the Convention, which lays out measures for states to
pursue a policy of eliminating discrimination against women.=20
Country specific concluding remarks can be found at=20
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/cedaws41.htm
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3. UPCOMING CEDAW MEETINGS
As of January 2008 the responsibilities of servicing the CEDAW Committee
were transferred from the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) in
New York to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva. While most CEDAW meetings will take place in
Geneva, some meetings will continue to be held in New York.
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The next (42nd) session of the CEDAW Committee will be held in Geneva
from October 20 to November 7, 2008. The countries to be examined are
Bahrain, Belgium, Cameroon, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan,
Madagascar, Mongolia, Myanmar, Portugal, Slovenia and Uruguay.
To read government reports see
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cedaw/cedaws42.htm
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Shadow reports will be available on the IWRAW Asia Pacific website at
http://www.iwraw-ap.org/resources/shadow_reports.htm
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The 43rd session will be held in Geneva in January 2009. The countries
to be examined are Armenia, Bhutan, Dominica, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea
Bissau, Haiti, Israel, Liberia, Libya Jamahiriya and Rwanda.=20
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4. RESOURCES FOR WORKING WITH CEDAW
- The Circle of Empowerment, Twenty-five Years of the UN Committee on
the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is a collection of
essays and personal reflections from individuals who have served on the
CEDAW Committee. It introduces readers to the issues and activism that
surround the convention as one of the most important human rights tools
ever created. The Circle of Empowerment reveals the profound impact the
convention has had on women's lives around the world. With examples and
moving reminiscences from Japan to Tunisia to the Caribbean and beyond,
this readable collection addresses CEDAW's impact on women in Islam,
labor markets, migration, violence against women, trafficking, women in
politics, and more.=20
The publication is available through Women Ink.at=20
https://id311.securedata.net/womenink.org/merchantmanager/product_info.p
hp?products_id=3D473
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- International Women's Rights Asia Pacific. A Resource Guide Our
Rights Are Not Optional, A Resource Guide is an easy-to-use resource
guide that provides information and materials that can be employed to
strengthen efforts led by women's rights advocates and governments that
are working to promote effective implementation of CEDAW at national
level.=20
The publication is also available through Women Ink.:=20
https://id311.securedata.net/womenink.org/merchantmanager/product_info.p
hp?products_id=3D323
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- Domestic Application of the Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women: Potential and Actuality , by
Anuradha Rao and the International Women's Rights Action Watch, reviews
the principles by which states are implementing CEDAW and provides an
overview of state obligation to the treaty, and how it can be woven into
national laws and policies in order to have a practical impact.=20
Read the analysis at:
http://www.wccpenang.org/wcc/images/legaldocs/wluml%20-%20anuradha%20-%2
0domestic%20application%20of%20cedaw.pdf
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- The International Women's Rights Project at the Centre for Global
Studies at the University of Victoria in Canada provides a comparative
analysis of CEDAW on national systems. The pilot study was developed and
carried out in ten countries to gather qualitative and quantitative data
from the "grassroots" in order to develop better measurements of the
implementation of human rights guarantees from the perspective of
women's rights activists.=20
Find out more at:=20
http://www.iwrp.org/
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- The Bora Laskin Law Library at the University of Toronto provides
links to several sites related to the history, the drafting and the
discussion of CEDAW over the years as well as enforcement mechanisms.
Get more information at:=20
http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/Resguide/women2.htm#II
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