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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As we know UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) convened its 57 session in early March in New York. Tens of women and NGOs from around the world attended the sessions and held various venues to ...

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 ...