8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF SERBIA
18 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined second and third periodic report of Serbia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Brankica Jankovic, State Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Policy of Serbia, said that laws on gender equality and anti-discrimination were in place, and amendments to the criminal code on violence against women were underway. A variety of bodies had…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
17 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Helene Reardon-Bond, Director of Policy, Government Equalities Office, said there was a common equality legislative framework across England, Scotland and Wales which gave flexibility to interpret and implement the equality duties in a way which met local needs. The…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF CAPE VERDE
16 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Cape Verde on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Maria Cristina Fontes Lima, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health of Cape Verde, said in addition to constitutional and institutional provisions promoting gender equality, new rules had been recently approved to allow women to better integrate into the armed…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN MEETS WITH NGOS AND NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS
15 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
Hears Statements on the Situation of the Rights of Women in Cape Verde, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and the United Kingdom
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with non-governmental organizations and three national human rights institutions who briefed Experts on the situation of the rights of women in Cape Verde, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and the United Kingdom. The reports of these four countries will be reviewed by the Committee this week.
Representatives of non-governmental…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
12 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of the Dominican Republic on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Alejandrina German, Minister for Women of the Dominican Republic, said economic growth had prompted high-impact programmes on poverty reduction, and this had impacted on women’s lives. Illiteracy rates had fallen and women were represented…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
11 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Wivine Mumba Matipa, Minister of Justice and Human Rights, said that the armed conflict had affected the country on many levels. Domestic legislation had been amended to improve the situation of women but this was not…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF AFGHANISTAN
10 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined initial and second periodic report of Afghanistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Qasim Hashimzai, Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Justice, said that the Constitution of Afghanistan prohibited any kind of discrimination and preference among the citizens of Afghanistan. Women were well represented in the national government and the National…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS REPORT OF CUBA
09 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Cuba on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Maria Esther Reus, Minister of Justice of Cuba and Head of the delegation, said that Cuban women were guaranteed equality under the Constitution, though the implementation of all human rights was impeded by the economic blockade on the country. Cuba was reworking…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION
08 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its fifty-fifth session, hearing a statement from Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaty Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of work for the session.
Mr. Salama said that the participation of the Committee’s Chairperson in discussions with the co-facilitators of the intergovernmental process launched to strengthen the treaty body system constituted a landmark in terms of influencing Member…
8 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN MEETS WITH NGOS AND A NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTION
08 July 2013
Meeting Summaries
Hears Statements on the Situation of the Rights of Women in Afghanistan, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution who briefed Experts on the situation of the rights of women in Afghanistan, Cuba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Dominican Republic. The reports of these three countries will be reviewed by the Committee this week.…
