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Working Group on the Issue of
Discrimination Against Women in Law and in Practice
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Introduction
The establishment of the Working Group by the Human Rights
Council at its 15th session in September 2010 was a milestone on the long
road towards women’s equality with men. Over the years, many constitutional
and legal reforms to integrate women’s human rights fully into domestic law
have occurred, but there remains insufficient progress. Discrimination
against women persists in both public and private spheres in times of
conflict and in peace. It transcends national, cultural and religious
boundaries and is often fuelled by patriarchal stereotyping and power
imbalances which are mirrored in laws, policies and practice. The Working Group focus is to identify,
promote and exchange views, in consultation with States and other actors, on
good practices related to the elimination of laws that discriminate against
women. The Group is also tasked with developing a dialogue with States and
other actors on laws that have a discriminatory impact where women are
concerned. It is also mandated to prepare a compendium of best practices
related to the elimination of laws that discriminate against women or
are discriminatory to women in terms of implementation or impact as well as
to undertake a study on the way and means it can cooperate with States to
fulfill their commitments in that regard. The five member of the working group were appointed by the Human Right Council in March 2011 and assumed their functions on 1st May 2011. Working Group
Members
Ms. Kamala CHANDRAKIRANA, Chair |
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