United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/4

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United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/4 is the 1999 resolution by which the General Assembly adopted the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, establishing procedures for individual complaints and inquiries regarding violations of women’s rights under the Convention.

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instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ
human rights instrument ⓘ
international legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedAt New York City ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptedDuring 54th session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptedOn 1999-10-06 ⓘ
adoptionMethod without a vote ⓘ
aimsTo enhance access to remedies for violations of women's rights ⓘ
category human rights resolution ⓘ
women's rights resolution ⓘ
citationForm GA res. 54/4 ⓘ
concernsBody Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
depositedWith Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
documentSymbol A/RES/54/4 ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOfInstrumentEstablished 2000-12-22 ⓘ
establishes Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
focusesOn elimination of all forms of discrimination against women ⓘ
hasLegalEffectOn States parties to the Optional Protocol to CEDAW ⓘ
hasTitle Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor individual communications procedure under CEDAW ⓘ
inquiry procedure under CEDAW ⓘ
linkedToTreaty Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
partOf United Nations human rights treaty system ⓘ
providesFor competence of CEDAW Committee to conduct inquiries ⓘ
competence of CEDAW Committee to receive individual communications ⓘ
individual complaints mechanism ⓘ
inquiry procedure into grave or systematic violations of women's rights ⓘ
relatedUNOrgan United Nations ⓘ
relatesTo Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
sessionNumber 54 ⓘ
strengthens implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ
subjectMatter elimination of discrimination against women ⓘ
human rights treaty procedures ⓘ
women's rights ⓘ
typeOfInstrumentEstablished optional protocol ⓘ
yearOfAdoption 1999 ⓘ

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