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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

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April 18, 2007

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Unanimously adopted by the General Assembly in 1999, the Optional Protocol lays out the procedure for the receipt and consideration of complaints to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

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International Agreement and Action Plans
Publisher
UN
Publication year
1999
Link
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/protocol/text.htm
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Unanimously adopted by the General Assembly in 1999, the Optional Protocol lays out the procedure for the receipt and consideration of complaints to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.

Resource type
International Agreement and Action Plans
Publisher
UN
Publication year
1999

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