This guide presents official documents from international organisations and links to web resources on that theme.
United Nations
Instruments
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification, and accession of December 1979 and entry into force in September 1981.
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
22 December 2000, in accordance with Article 16(1)(see paragraph 16 of Resolution A/RES/54/4
Short History of CEDAW Convention
Mechanisms
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Wo The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), an expert body established in 1982, is composed of 23 experts on women’s issues from around the world.
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
Jurisprudence – Views by the Committee
Add CEDAW in the search box ‘KEYWORDS’
About the ‘Jurisprudence’.
‘This database provides easy access to jurisprudence emanating from the United Nations Treaty Bodies which receive and consider complaints from individuals: the Human Rights Committee (CCPR), the Committee against Torture (CAT), the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)’.
Status of Treaty
View the ratification status by country or by treaty
Select the treaty: CEDAW
UN Women
UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
Regions Systems for Human Rights Protection on the Rights of Women
African Union
About the African Union
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
Council of Europe
Gender Equality
Standards and Mechanisms
International Human Rights of Women — Web Resources (FREE): Books, Articles & More
Open Access
Theses and Dissertations
Open access to graduate theses and dissertations from over 600 institutions published around the world.
Making Laws, Breaking Silence: Case Studies from the Field
Over 30 legislators, judges, and policy experts from 15 countries examine gender equality lawmaking under Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals