In 2012, the UN CEDAW Committee held its 52nd.
Session and the States were The Bahamas, Bulgaria, Guyana, Indonesia,
Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand and Zamoa.
With the support of UN WOMEN Mexico, the International
Indigenous Women's Forum, Alianza de Mujeres Indigenas de Mexico y
Centroamerica and CIARENA have joined efforts to develop and submit an
alternative report entitled "Indigenous Women and Violence in
Mexico."
It is the first time in 52 Sessions of the CEDAW that
indigenous women make their own report conducted after a thorough process
of research within their communities. Likewise, Martha Sanchez and
Silvia Perez, indigenous leaders, participated in the sessions of the
Committee to promote the visibility of indigenous women, making their
voices heard. So far, the issue of indigenous women has not been a priority
for the Committee and only on certain occasions it has been addressed by
other organizations.
Indigenous women demand today and urgent paradigm shift,
leaving behind victimization and assistentialism to be recognized as
subjects of rights, including economic and political rights and economic
agents, agents for breeding life, culture, identity, knowledge and
historical memory .
The 52nd Session of the CEDAW provided a unique
opportunity for visibility, political positioning and change, for the
rights of indigenous women from their own perspective and voice.
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In 2012, the UN CEDAW Committee held its 52nd.
Session and the States were The Bahamas, Bulgaria, Guyana, Indonesia,
Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand and Zamoa.
With the support of UN WOMEN Mexico, the International
Indigenous Women's Forum, Alianza de Mujeres Indigenas de Mexico y
Centroamerica and CIARENA have joined efforts to develop and submit an
alternative report entitled "Indigenous Women and Violence in
Mexico."
It is the first time in 52 Sessions of the CEDAW that
indigenous women make their own report conducted after a thorough process of
research within their communities. Likewise, Martha Sanchez and Silvia
Perez, indigenous leaders, participated in the sessions of the Committee to
promote the visibility of indigenous women, making their voices heard. So
far, the issue of indigenous women has not been a priority for the Committee
and only on certain occasions it has been addressed by other organizations.
Indigenous women demand today and urgent paradigm shift,
leaving behind victimization and assistentialism to be recognized as subjects
of rights, including economic and political rights and economic agents,
agents for breeding life, culture, identity, knowledge and historical memory
.
The 52nd Session of the CEDAW provided a unique
opportunity for visibility, political positioning and change, for the rights
of indigenous women from their own perspective and voice.
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