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CEDAW Principles

• The Principle of Equality
• The Principle of Non-Discrimination
• The Principle of State Obligation
• Conclusion

CEDAW Convention Text

• English version
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• Spanish version

General Recommendations

• Summary
• Details

States Parties to CEDAW

• List of States Parties to CEDAW
• List of Non-States Parties to CEDAW

Reservations

• Reservations and/or Declarations Entered by States Parties

What is the OP-CEDAW?

• What is an OP-CEDAW
• History
  • Chronology
  • The role of NGOs

Text of the OP-CEDAW

• English
• French
• Spanish

Signatories and States Parties

• List of signatories and States parties

Becoming a State Party to the OP-CEDAW

• The “Opt-Out” Clause
• Examples of Ratification Processes
• Benefits
• Entering into force
• Government concerns
  • Issues and Concerns Addressed during Negotiations of the OP-CEDAW
  • Some Reasons Governments Should Become State Parties to the OP-CEDAW
• Role of MPs
• Tips for NGOs

Administration of the OP-CEDAW

• CEDAW Committee
  • Working groups
  • Rapporteurs
• Secretariat
• Rules of Procedure

Communications Procedure

• Communications Procedure
  • Chart
• Overview
  • Stage 1: Submission and registration
  • Stage 2: Admissibility test
  • Stage 3: Initial review
  • Stage 4: Consideration of merits
  • Stage 5: Views, recommendations and follow-up
• Key Considerations
  • The state
    • Jurisdiction
    • Reservations
    • Domestic remedies
  • Victim/author of communication
    • Anonymity
    • Confidentiality
    • Interim measures
  • Other international mechanisms
• Submission Guidelines
  • Sample format
  • Important reminders
• Views/Decisions

Inquiry Procedure

• Chart
• Stage 1: Submission of information
• Stage 2: Consideration and review
• Stage 3: The inquiry
• Stage 4: Recommendations and follow-up
• Submission Guidelines
  • Important pointers
• Views/Decisions

Practical Application of CEDAW and OP-CEDAW

• Applying CEDAW Principles
• Discrimination and equality
  • Direct and indirect discrimination
  • De jure and de facto discrimination
  • Past and present discrimination
  • Crosscutting discrimination
  • Permitted distinctions
  • Intersectional or Contextualised Approach to Discrimination
• State obligations
• Applying CEDAW Provisions
• Choosing a Procedure
• Assessing Risks and Opportunities
• Case Studies
  • Case Study 1: Women in a public mental health institution
  • Case Study 2: Continuing violations of women’s reproductive right

OP-CEDAW Remedies

• Remedies: Communications Procedure
• Remedies: Inquiry Procedure
• Sample Recommendations
• The Impact of Recommendations
  • Legal Impact
  • Procedural and Political Impact
  • Practical Impact
  • Enforcement of recommendations
• Influencing Impact of Recommendations
• Conflict between laws
• Complexity of recommendation
• Political will
• Civil society publicity/advocacy

Relevant Case Law

• Women’s Human Rights Cases
  • Sexual and Reproductive Rights
  • Sexuality Rights
  • Rights in Employment
  • Property and Economic Rights
  • Rights in Marriage
  • Rights in the Family
  • Violence Against Women
    
• Decisions by other Treaty Bodies- Procedural Matters under Optional Protocols
  • On the question of standing
  • On the Question of Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies
  • On Time Frames and Continuing Violations

“Our Rights Are Not Optional” NGO Campaign

• Why a Global Campaign?
• The purpose of the Campaign
• Initial Efforts by the Campaign
• How to get involved in the Campaign
• Other Initiatives on the OP-Campaign

FAQs

• Communications Procedure
• Inquiry Procedure
• General OP-CEDAW

Role of CEDAW Committee

The Reporting Process

• Initial Reports
• Periodic Reports
• Reports Submitted on an Exceptional Basis
• Reports Due
• Reports Submitted but not yet Considered
• Flowchart

CEDAW Sessions

• Reporting Schedule
• Reporting Archives

Concluding Comments

• List of Concluding Comments

CEDAW Committee Members
Election Process
Secretariat

Why CEDAW?

• Special Features of the CEDAW Convention
• Problems and Solutions

Governments and CEDAW

• Purpose of a States Party Report
• Principles and Elements to Take Into Account
• Useful Reference Documents
• Guidelines for Writing a States Party Report
  • Official Guidelines by the CEDAW Committee
  • Guidelines prepared by IWRAW Asia Pacific
• Other Essential Elements of a States Party Report
  • Implementation of the Beijing PFA
  • Status of reservations to the CEDAW Convention
  • The need for rigour in writing the report
  • Involving NGOs
• Designation of Responsibilities
• Sources for Review
  

NGOs and CEDAW

• What NGOs can do
• Writing and Presenting Shadow/Alternative Reports
  • Participating in the reporting process
  • Steps for effective advocacy
  • Shadow/Alternative Report guidelines
• Sample Shadow/Alternative Reports
• Other ways to contribute
  • Formulation of General Recommendations
  • Composition of the CEDAW Committee
    

ICESCR

• Text (English)
• General Comments
  • Summary
  • Details
• States Parties
• Reservations
• Summary
• Details
• Committee Members
• Sessions
• NGOs and CESCR

(Sections on HRC, CRC, CAT, CERD and MWF under construction)

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