Remedies
under the Inquiry Procedure
When the
CEDAW Committee determines that it has sufficient information
to form an opinion, it will make findings regarding the situation
and issue comments and recommendations.
Remedies
available to victim(s) with a public interest component include
recommendations regarding:
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The
development of directives, guidelines or policies to monitor
and address grave and/or systematic violations of women's
rights;
-
Steps
to stop on-going violations and prevent the repetition of
similar violations in the future. These may include legal
and administrative measures addressing a wide range of issues,
including budgetary allocations;
-
General
enactment, review or amendment of laws inconsistent with the
provisions of the CEDAW Convention;
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Inspections
of public facilities;
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The
creation of a national machinery for women or a human rights
commission;
-
Adoption
of temporary special measures in a particular field;
-
The
establishment of programmes or centres to assist women (e.g.
legal aid);
-
Recognition
of the justiciability of all the rights enshrined in the CEDAW
Convention;
-
Steps
towards the condemnation and sanctioning of discrimination
by private and public actors.
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