United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Nations_Committee_on_the_Elimination_of_Discrimination_against_Women
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Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_Nations_treaty_body
gptkb:international_human_rights_committee
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CEDAW_Committee
gptkbp:established 1982
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Convention_on_the_Elimination_of_All_Forms_of_Discrimination_against_Women
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Geneva
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:mainFunction monitor implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:United_Nations_Office_at_Geneva
gptkbp:membership elected by States parties to the Convention
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 23
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights
gptkbp:receivesCommunicationsFrom individuals and groups under the Optional Protocol
gptkbp:reviewsReportsFrom States parties
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:website https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/cedaw
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pramila_Patten
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women