GENEVA, Switzerland, March 7, 2016/APO (African Press Organization)/ —
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has published its findings on the following countries which it examined during its 15 February – 4 March session in Geneva: Japan, Iceland, Sweden, Mongolia, Czech Republic, Vanuatu and Tanzania*.
The findings cover how the respective State is doing with regard to women’s rights, detailing positive developments, main areas of concern, and recommendations for action. The findings, officially known as concluding observations, can be found here:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1007Lang=en
CEDAW is composed of 23 international independent experts, who monitor implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, ratified to date by 189 States.
The Committee will next meet from 4 to 22 July in Geneva to review Albania, France, Mali, Myanmar, Philippines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and Uruguay: http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx?SessionID=1019Lang=en
