UN Women’s Rights Experts Issue Findings
UN Women’s Rights Experts Issue Findings on Burkina Faso, Singapore, Paraguay, Nauru, Israel, Kuwait, Kenya, Oman, Norway, DPRK, Monaco and Guatemala
GENEVA (20 November 2017) – The UN Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women has published
its findings on the following countries which it examined
during its 23 October to 17 November in Geneva: Burkina
Faso, Singapore, Paraguay, Nauru, Israel, Kuwait, Kenya,
Oman, Norway, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
Monaco and Guatemala.
The findings cover how the
respective State is doing with regard to women’s rights,
detailing positive developments, main areas of concern, and
recommendations for action. The finding, officially known
as concluding observations, can be found here:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1079&Lang=en
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is composed of 23 international independent experts, who monitor implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, ratified to date by Rights of the Child, ratified to date by 189 States.
The Committee will next meet from 19 February to 9 March 2018 in Geneva to review Chile, Fiji, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia and Suriname. More information here: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1157&Lang=en
ENDS
Background
CEDAW members
are independent human rights experts drawn from around the
world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as
representatives of States parties. The Committee’s
concluding observations are an independent assessment of
States’ compliance with their human rights obligations
under the treaty. More information:
http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cedaw/pages/cedawindex.aspx
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