Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

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United Nations treaty body expert body human rights treaty body monitoring body

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is an expert body that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and provides guidance to states on advancing women’s rights and gender equality.

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Label	Occurrences
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women canonical	12
CEDAW Committee	1

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Target entity: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Context triple: [United Nations treaty bodies, includes, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women]

A. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and issues recommendations to combat racial discrimination worldwide.
B. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a landmark 1979 United Nations human rights treaty that defines and commits states to eliminate discrimination against women in all areas of life.
C. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a body of independent experts that monitors and interprets states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights within the UN human rights system.
D. Inter-American Commission of Women
The Inter-American Commission of Women is a specialized body within the inter-American system dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality across the Americas.
E. Human Rights Committee
The Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Target entity description: The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is an expert body that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and provides guidance to states on advancing women’s rights and gender equality.

A. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is a body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and issues recommendations to combat racial discrimination worldwide.
B. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is a landmark 1979 United Nations human rights treaty that defines and commits states to eliminate discrimination against women in all areas of life.
C. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a body of independent experts that monitors and interprets states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights within the UN human rights system.
D. Inter-American Commission of Women
The Inter-American Commission of Women is a specialized body within the inter-American system dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality across the Americas.
E. Human Rights Committee
The Human Rights Committee is a United Nations body of independent experts that monitors states’ implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations treaty body ⓘ expert body ⓘ human rights treaty body ⓘ monitoring body ⓘ
adoptionContext	adoption of CEDAW by the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
composition	independent experts ⓘ
cooperatesWith	United Nations specialized agencies ⓘ linked to: United Nations agencies civil society organizations ⓘ other United Nations human rights treaty bodies ⓘ
establishedBy	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
focus	elimination of discrimination against women ⓘ elimination of gender-based violence against women ⓘ elimination of harmful practices affecting women and girls ⓘ gender equality ⓘ intersectional discrimination against women ⓘ rural women’s rights ⓘ substantive equality between women and men ⓘ women’s economic and social rights ⓘ women’s health and reproductive rights ⓘ women’s human rights ⓘ women’s participation in political and public life ⓘ
fullName	Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
function	adopt concluding observations on States parties’ reports ⓘ adopt general recommendations interpreting provisions of CEDAW ⓘ conduct inquiries into grave or systematic violations of women’s rights under the Optional Protocol to CEDAW ⓘ consider individual communications under the Optional Protocol to CEDAW ⓘ examine periodic reports submitted by States parties to CEDAW ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
issues	concluding observations ⓘ general recommendations ⓘ
locatedIn	Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
mandate	advance women’s rights and gender equality ⓘ issue recommendations to States parties to improve compliance with CEDAW ⓘ monitor implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women by States parties ⓘ provide guidance to States parties on their obligations under CEDAW ⓘ
meets	in sessions held several times a year ⓘ
membersAre	independent experts serving in their personal capacity ⓘ
membersAreElectedBy	States parties to CEDAW ⓘ linked to: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
membershipCriteria	high moral standing ⓘ recognized competence in the field covered by CEDAW ⓘ
monitorsImplementationOf	CEDAW ⓘ linked to: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
parentOrganization	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ United Nations ⓘ
partOf	United Nations human rights treaty body system ⓘ linked to: United Nations treaty bodies
sessionLocation	United Nations Office at Geneva ⓘ linked to: Palais des Nations
shortName	CEDAW Committee ⓘ linked to: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
website	https://www.ohchr.org/en/treaty-bodies/cedaw ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations treaty bodies → includes → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women → monitoringBody → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

United Nations human rights system → monitoredBy → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women → fullName → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women → shortName → CEDAW Committee ⓘ

linked to: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

DAW → worksWith → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women → monitoredBy → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → monitoredBy → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

Palais Wilson → occupant → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

subject linked to: Palais Wilson, Geneva

United Nations system for gender equality → includesMechanism → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

United Nations system for gender equality → monitoredBy → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

Division for the Advancement of Women → supportedBody → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/4 → concernsBody → Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ

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