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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
Membership
A total of
104 experts have served as members of the Committee since 1982.
The
officers of the Committee consist of a Chairperson, three Vice-Chairpersons and
a Rapporteur. Office-bearers serve for two year terms and are eligible for
re-election “provided that the principle of rotation is upheld”.
Membership
of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, As of 1
January 2013 and up to 31 December 2016
Name of
Member |
Nationality |
Term
expires on 31 December |
Turkey |
31.12.2018 |
|
Ms.
Gladys Acosta Vargas |
Peru |
31.12.2018 |
France |
31.12.2016 |
|
Ms.
Bakhita Al-Dosari* |
Qatar |
31.12.2016 |
Ms.
Magalys Arocha Dominguez |
Cuba |
31.12.2018 |
Ms. Barbara
Bailey |
Jamaica |
31.12.2016 |
Finland |
31.12.2016 |
|
Ms.
Louiza CHALAL** |
Algeria |
31.12.2018 |
Ms. Naéla Gabr |
Egypt |
31.12.2018 |
Ghana |
31.12.2016 |
|
Lebanon |
31.12.2016 |
|
Israel |
31.12.2018 |
|
Ms. Yoko Hayashi |
Japan |
31.12.2018 |
Austria |
31.12.2018 |
|
Bangladesh |
31.12.2018 |
|
Ms. Dalia
Leinarte |
Lithuania |
31.12.2016 |
Ms. Lia
Nadaraia |
Georgia |
31.12.2018 |
Nigeria |
31.12.2016 |
|
Mauritius |
31.12.2018 |
|
Brazil |
31.12.2016 |
|
Italy |
31.12.2016 |
|
Ms. Patricia
Schulz |
Switzerland |
31.12.2018 |
China |
31.12.2016 |
* On 4
November 2014, Ms. Bakhita Mohammed Al-Dosari was appointed to serve as
a member of the Committee for the remainder of the term of Noor Al-Jehani (i.e.
until 31 December 2016) who had resigned from the Committee on 2 September
2014.
** On 6
November 2014, Ms. Chalal was appointed to serve as a member of the Committee
for the term of the late Kheira Mahdjoub-Ouiguini (i.e. 1 January 2015 to 31
December 2018) who had been elected as a member of the Committee on 26 June
2014 and passed away on 6 September 2014.
The
persons elected to the Committee are those nominees who obtained the largest
number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of
States parties present and voting.
The
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is established
under article 17 of the Convention. It is composed of 23 experts who are
elected by secret ballot by States parties. The Committee is tasked with the
review of the reports of States parties submitted in accordance with article 18
of the Convention.
The
Optional Protocol to the Convention, which entered into force in December 2000,
empowers the Committee to consider communications submitted by individuals or
groups of individuals alleging violations of the Convention in States parties
to the Convention and the Optional Protocol. The Optional Protocol also
entitles the Committee of its own motion to inquire into grave or systematic
violations of the Convention in those States parties where this procedure is
applicable, in accordance with articles 8 and 10.
Committee members serve in their personal capacities, and not as
representatives of the States parties which present their candidature.