Certain
violations while impacting victims as individuals, may also
give rise to wide-scale violations of a pattern that will be
better understood and addressed by the CEDAW Committee under
the inquiry mechanism. In some scenarios, cases brought under
the Inquiry Procedure may provide
a better forum for the CEDAW Committee to effectively challenge
the socio-cultural patterns leading to the violations and formulate
recommendations that are holistic and address cross-cutting
issues in the case.
Similarly,
where the facts reveal violations which affect more than one
victim but may not reveal a pattern of violations, or where
individuals are seeking personal redress specific to their own
circumstances, the Communications
Procedure may be the more appropriate route.
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for Cases Studies illustrating how the CEDAW Convention applies
to communications and inquiries.
