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China Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Amnesty International authored "China Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)" which was submitted to the CESCR in April 2013. The detailed submission...

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Submission from IDMC for consideration at the 51st Pre-sessional Working Group of CESCR

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) made a submission, in May 2013, to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The submission was made for consideration at the 51st Pre-sessional Working Group of...

Submissions on the 2nd Report of Hong Kong SAR on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Part Two) for the Pre-sessional Hearing

Hong Kong Unison Limited, in May 2013, made a submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Hong Kong Unison’s Submissions on the Second Report of Hong Kong SAR on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Part Two) for the Pre-sessional...

China AIDS, Public Health and Human Rights Issue List

Beijing AIZHIXING Institute submitted a Shadow Report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in June 2012. The report, "China AIDS, Public Health and Human Rights Issue List", addresses the right to health especially in the context of HIV/AIDS and...

NGO CEDAW Shadow Report on Behalf of Indigenous Women in Thailand

Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) jointly submitted the NGO CEDAW Shadow Report on behalf of indigenous women in Thailand. The...

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Review of Turkmenistan under CEDAW

The Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights submitted a Review of Turkmenistan under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The submission was made in October 2012 to the UN Committee on CEDAW, and addresses education, employment,...

Women: Turkmenistan’s second class citizens

The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, in October 2012, submitted "Women: Turkmenistan’s second class citizens" to the UN Committee on CEDAW. The submission aims to illustrate the legislative, judicial, administrative, and other measures taken by the state to comply with CEDAW...

Suggestions for disability-relevant recommendations to be included in the Concluding Observations, CEDAW Committee 53rd session

The International Disability Alliance (IDA), in the CEDAW Committee's 53rd session, submitted suggestions for disability-relevant recommendations to be included in the Concluding Observations. The suggestions primarily address education and healthcare.

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Suggestions for disability-relevant recommendations to be included in the Concluding Observations CEDAW Committee 53rd session

The International Disability Alliance, at the CEDAW Committee's 53rd session, submitted suggestions for disability-relevant recommendations to be included in the Concluding Observations. These suggestions address areas such as education, healthcare, and employment....

Shadow Report To The United Nations Committee On CEDAW, Togo

The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) submitted a Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee On The Elimination Of...

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