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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Authoring Organisation
United Nations
WHO MiNDbank Collection
International Human Rights Instruments and Resources
Resource Type
Conventions/Treaties
International/Regional Organisation
United Nations
Date Published
1979
Document Type
Convention/treaty
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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is a UN human rights instrument adopted in 1979 by the General Assembly. Described as an international bill of rights for women, it came into force on 3 September 1981. States ratifying the Convention are required to enshrine gender equality into their domestic legislation, repeal all discriminatory provisions in their laws, and enact new provisions to guard against discrimination against women.

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CEDAW
English, 90.9 kB pdf
CEDAW Acessible Word
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