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Participation in the CEDAW Reporting Process: Process and Guidelines for Writing a Shadow/Alternative Report

The International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW) launched, and updated in 2010, the process and guidelines for writing a...

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A Toolkit for Reporting to CEDAW on Trafficking in Women and Exploitation of Migrant Women Workers

The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women launched a toolkit for reporting to CEDAW on trafficking in women and exploitation of migrant women workers. The toolkit explores the main purposes of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (...

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A tool for gender-sensitive agriculture and rural development policy and programme formulation

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published "A tool for gender-sensitive agriculture and rural development policy and programme formulation" which consists of guidelines for ministries of agriculture and the FAO. The publication acknowledges...

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FUNDEPS advocates for female quotas in Argentina

The Fundación para el Desarollo de Políticas Sustentables (FUNDEPS) proposes quotas as a way to ensure that males to not have a majority in...

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Submission to the CESCR pre-sessional working group in relation to the 2nd periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina

World Vision, in March 2013, made a submission to the pre-sessional working group of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The submission was made on the occasion of the consideration of a list of issues related to the second periodic report of...

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List of issues submitted to the CESCR pre-sessional working group regarding the 3rd report of China

The Society for Community Organisation submitted a list of issues to the pre-sessional CESCR working group. These issues were to be addressed in connection with the consideration of the third report of China: the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong concerning the rights...

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List of Issues related to the Second Periodic Report of the People’s Republic of China submitted to CESCR

The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) submitted information to the pre-sessional working group of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). This submission was for consideration as a list of issues related to the second periodic report of...

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China AIDS, Public Health and Human Rights Issue List

Beijing Aizhixing Institute, in March 2013, made a submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The document, China AIDS, Public Health and Human Rights Issue List, primarily addresses the right to health.

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Alternative Report For The Committee On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights For Its Upcoming Session On The People's Republic Of China

The World Uyghur Congress submitted an Alternative Report to the Committee On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights (CESCR). This was in anticipation of the session on the People's Republic Of China. The March 2013 submission addresses the right to just and favourable working...

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Report On The Situation Of Infant And Young Child Feeding In Egypt

The International Baby Food Action Network, in March 2013, submitted a Report On The Situation Of Infant And Young Child Feeding In Egypt. The submission was made to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Among its main concerns are maternity protection...

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