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Failure to provide effective protection against rape and sexual assault violated CEDAW (V.P.P. v. Bulgaria)
This post discusses rape and sexual assault and may be considered psychologically triggering V.P.P., a minor, was sexually assaulted by B.G., an adult man who lived in a neighbouring apartment building. Bulgarian authorities waited two years before indicting B.G. for “sexual molestation of a minor”. The District Court approved a plea bargain agreement that B.G. … Read more
Harmful gender stereotypes and Turkey's obligation to address these: R.K.B. versus Turkey, UN CEDAW Committee
Reblogged from Istanbul Human Rights Network: Read more… 1,069 more words Check out Fleur van Leeuwen’s post on Istanbul Human Rights Network about R.K.B. v. Turkey, a decision of the CEDAW Committee concerning employment discrimination and gender stereotyping.
CEDAW nationality communication inadmissible (J.S. v. U.K.)
J.S., an Indian national, was born in 1976. When he was born, the British Nationality Act 1948 prevented his mother from passing her U.K. citizenship onto him. Under section 5 of the Act, only fathers could pass their citizenship onto their children. J.S. submitted a communication under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the … Read more
New resources on CEDAW and its Optional Protocol
New jurisprudence The Concluding Observations from the CEDAW Committee’s 54th session are now available. The following States Parties were examined during this session: Angola; Austria; Cyprus; Greece; Hungary; Pakistan; and, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. During its 54th session, the CEDAW Committee adopted General Recommendation 29 on article 16 of CEDAW (advance unedited version). The General Recommendation focuses … Read more
Karen Tayag Vertido on using the Optional Protocol to CEDAW
Karen Tayag Vertido discusses her recent experiences using the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. This post is a copy of the presentation Ms Vertido delivered at the CEDAW Committee’s General Day of Discussion on Access to Justice in February 2013 and is reproduced with her permission. … Read more
The major reproductive rights developments from OP CEDAW Cases (Dr Ronli Sifris)
Dr Ronli Sifris discusses some of the major reproductive rights developments under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women In two of its decisions, A.S. v. Hungary and L.C. v. Peru, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) expressed the view that … Read more
New resources on CEDAW and its Optional Protocol
Below is a round-up of recent jurisprudence and scholarship on CEDAW and its Optional Protocol NEW OPTIONAL PROTOCOL CASES J.S. v. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women declared a communication against the UK inadmissible for failure to exhaust domestic remedies. The communication was initiated by a … Read more
Vertido v Philippines: prompting a re-examination of models of rape law? (Ben Warwick)
Ben Warwick analyses the decision of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (Committee) in Karen Tayag Vertido v The Philippines and its implications for rape law. This post contains discussion of rape and sexual violence and may be considered psychologically triggering. A mention of gender-based violence in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination … Read more
