The U.N. Study declares, "The question of discrimination against women from the viewpoint of religion and traditions has not been directly addressed in international instruments. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights itself makes very few specific reference to women. The 1981 Declaration seems to emphasize the protection of freedom of religion or belief but, like other instruments, is non-specific about women, even if it is because they are women that they are victims of discrimination based on religion or traditions. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is of relevance to this study only where an interpretation of the Committee on Human Rights (HRC) concerns the question of the status of women related to religious practices." The U.N. Study then goes on to say that the HRC General Comments on the ICCPR "are of greater relevance to this study than the original text."

The organizations below address these and other issues of religion and traditions and the status of women based on the Universal Declaration, the 1981 U.N. Declaration and the ICCPR. Click on the title of an organization to view an abstract of their work and how to contact them. Click on Reference Documents to view the Universal Declaration, ICCPR, 1981 U.N Declaration and General Comments. Click on the news and research buttons to check and see if there is additional information on A1:International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Human Rights Committee (ICCPR & HRC.

Women's NGO'S
European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
WOMANKIND Worldwide

Human Rights NGO'S
Rights and Democracy-Droits et Democratie
Human Rights Without Frontiers Int (HRWF Int.)
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR)
MiraMed Institute
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York

Religions & Associations
International Justice Mission (IJM)

Academic Institutions

Civil Society
Social Harmony and Development Organization (SHADO)

Governments
Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

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