CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
President: Valentina Reyes Pardo
Chair:
Topic A) Mechanisms to address the rise in obstetric violence in Latin America, due to the increasing cases of professional negligence that contribute to the violation of women’s reproductive rights
Topic B) Measures to counter Gender-Based Political Violence Against Women perpetuated by the diffusion of antiprogressive campaigns during electoral processes in the United Mexican States
Backgrounds and Faculties
The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has been one of the core international human rights treaties since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on December 19 of 1979 and is often referred to as the Women’s Bill of Rights. The Convention was created in the headquarters of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in New York City. It requires the undertaking of legal obligations to respect, fulfill and protect women’s rights by Member States. CEDAW is one of the most endorsed treaties, ratified by 187 countries. A group of 23 gender equality experts, elected by States parties, form the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), a treaty body that oversees, monitors and reviews the implementation of the Convention.
With the objective of providing equality in political and public life for women, CEDAW, and the States that have ratified it, commit to:
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Incorporate the principle of equality of men and women in their legal systems;
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Abolish all discriminatory laws, regulations, customs or practices and adopt appropriate ones prohibiting discrimination against women;
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Establish tribunals and other public institutions to ensure the effective protection of women against discrimination;
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Ensure the elimination of all acts of discrimination against women by bodies, organizations or enterprises.