In 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women was ratified by the governments of over 150 countries, the United States was not one of them.
France calls on all states to ratify and implement the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and to ratify the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in 2006 expressed concern that in the post-war transition period, the promotion of women's human rights and gender equality is not seen as a priority.
Since 1979 there has been an international‘Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women,' which has been ratified by 187 of the UN's 194 nations(including Afghanistan).
After a number of twists and turns, the resolution to eliminate discrimination including the“Principles and Guidelines” was finally unanimously passed by the UN Human Rights Council in September 2010.
Joint General Recommendation No. 31 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women/General Comment No. 18 of the Committee of the Rights of the Child on Harmful Practices.
These include the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Beijing Platform for Action, Security Council resolution 1325 on Women Peace and Security, and the Millennium Declaration and Development Goals.
In the light of its general comment No. 18 on harmful practices(2014), adopted jointly with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee urges the State party to.
Japan has always regarded the activities of the United nations, such as the convening of the World Conferences on Women and the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as providing valuable opportunities for the further promotion of national domestic policies concerning women.
Views of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women under article 7, paragraph 3, of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Communication No.: 2/2003, Ms. A.T. v. Hungary.
Nevertheless, gender equality was not actually seen as a problem in Japan until the country signed and ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted in December 1979 by the United Nations.
Meanwhile, many influential people became our supporters, and finally in December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution on the elimination of discrimination.
Our mission- to build a society that embraces diversity People around the world are now engaged in various activities aimed at winning legal rights for LGBTs and eliminating discrimination against them.
We call on all states to ratify and implement without reservations the United Nations Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and to ratify the Council of Europe Convention(Istanbul Convention) on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
International Women's Day: A day the United Nations set in 1975 to make contributions toward the equal participation of women, including social development and the elimination of discrimination, and an improved environment for women.
This year, on February 16th, 2016 the UN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women held a"Protecting Women's Rights in Japan" conference.
It requested the establishment of a Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons belonging to that group, and reaffirmed that they were entitled to the full enjoyment of their rights.
The UN Committee on Abolition of Discrimination against Women has issued advice, which says that it is unresolved to compel a change of family name at the time of marriage, and proposed to revise civil code several times.
As you know, the Japanese government proposed last June's resolution at the Human Rights Council, calling for an end to discrimination against people affected by leprosy and their families.
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