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UN women’s rights committee to review three African countries
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Thursday announced its meeting in Geneva from February 18 to March 8 to review women’s rights in Angola, Ethiopia and Botswana, in addition to Antigua and Barbuda, Colombia, Serbia, and the United Kingdom.
According to the announcement, the Committee will on February 22 also review a report submitted on an exceptional basis by Myanmar on the situation of Rohingya women and girls in Northern Rakhine State.
All the countries under review are party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and so are reviewed regularly on how they are implementing it. The Committee will also hold dialogues with delegations from the respective governments and be briefed by NGOs and national human rights institutions.
CEDAW’s recommendations, officially termed ‘concluding observations’, are scheduled to be published on 11 March.
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women monitors States parties’ adherence to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which to date has 189 States parties. The Committee is made up of 23 members who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties.
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According to the announcement, the Committee will on February 22 also review a report submitted on an exceptional basis by Myanmar on the situation of Rohingya women and girls in Northern Rakhine State.
All the countries under review are party to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and so are reviewed regularly on how they are implementing it. The Committee will also hold dialogues with delegations from the respective governments and be briefed by NGOs and national human rights institutions.
CEDAW’s recommendations, officially termed ‘concluding observations’, are scheduled to be published on 11 March.
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women monitors States parties’ adherence to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which to date has 189 States parties. The Committee is made up of 23 members who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties.
-0- PANA AR 14Feb2019
