Book Launch "Women's Right to Equality: The Promise of CEDAW"

Recommit to the launch of "Women's Right to Equality: The Promise of CEDAW"

Author: Shanti Dairiam

Summary: This paper enshrines the concept of equality through CEDAW to provide a resource for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Human Rights Commission (AICHR) in its engagement with the ASEAN governments using international standards in promoting and protecting the human rights of women and girl children. With the exception of Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore who have no reservation to the substantive articles of CEDAW, most of the ASEAN countries have ratified CEDAW and have undertaken binding obligations to promote and protect the human rights of women according CEDAW standards. The author traces back into the awakening history and the universal recognition of basic rights, without any distinction between the needs and experiences of women comparing to men. It further elaborates on the concept of equality and non-discrimination as enshrined in CEDAW, the application of CEDAW.

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• Programme Agenda
• Women's Right to Equality: The Promise of CEDAW

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