International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific is a feminist organisation committed to the full realisation of women's human rights through the pursuit of equality.
We act to disrupt structures, systems and institutions that violate women's human rights, and we engage in movement building that amplifies women’s voices and activism to create alternative political narratives and spaces.

From the Blog

Building Inclusive Economies: The Intersection of CEDAW and Macroeconomic Policy

Macroeconomic policies, as the cornerstone of global economic governance, have the power to shape nations’ socioeconomic landscapes. However, these policies often have unequal effects on different genders, particularly women and girls, in all their diversity. Over the years, we have witnessed the harsh reality of fiscal policy measures that disproportionately burden women and girls.  A […]

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IWRAW Asia Pacific welcomes new executive director

IWRAW Asia Pacific extends our warmest welcome to our incoming executive director, Tulika Srivastava, who will be assuming this position effective 26 June 2024. Tulika has been part of IWRAW Asia Pacific’s work since 1994 when, as a young lawyer, she was inspired by Shanthi Dairiam’s training on the Convention on the Elimination of All […]

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Resources

CEDAW Shadow Report Guidelines on LBTI+ women, trans, non-binary and gender diverse people

Our latest resource aims to guide lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex women, non-binary and gender diverse people who seek to engage with the CEDAW shadow report writing and submission process.

Read through the guidelines here.

CEDAW Sessions

89th CEDAW Session

Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Japan, Lao PDR, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia (October 2024)

91st CEDAW Pre-Sessional Working Group

Botswana, Cabo Verde, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Malta (October 2024)

90th CEDAW Session (to be confirmed)

Belize, Belarus, Chad, Congo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Nepal, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam (February 2025)

92nd CEDAW Pre-Sessional Working Group

Austria, Dominica, Grenada, Iraq, Lithuania, Qatar, Togo, Zambia (February 2025)

CEDAW News

 

Results of the 2024 CEDAW election

Eleven new and returning members were voted on to the CEDAW Committee on 7 June 2024. Read about them on our CEDAW subdomain.