CEDAW Shadow report guidelines on the rights of LBTI+ women, trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people
The CEDAW Shadow report guidelines on the rights of LBTI+ women, transadjective/umbrella term to describe a person whose gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. More, non-binarya person who does not identify exclusively as a man or a woman. While many also identify as trans, not all non-binary people do. Non-binary can also be used as an umbrella term encompassing identities such as agender, bigender, genderqueer or gender-fluid. More and genderrefers to a social construct which places cultural and social expectations on individuals based on their assigned sex. More diverse people is a publication by IWRAW Asia Pacific.
This 19-page resource provides article specific guidance to NGOs who seek to engage with the CEDAW review process from the perspective of the rights of lesbianadjective/noun to describe a woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves. More, bisexualadjective used to describe a person who has the capacity to form enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional attractions to those of the same gender or to those of other genders. More, trans, and intersexan umbrella term for the spectrum of variations of sex characteristics that naturally occur within the human species. Intersex people are born with variations of sex characteristics (such as genitals, reproductive organs, hormonal and chromosomal patterns) that are more diverse than stereotypical definitions of male or female bodies. Up to 1.7% of the global population are born with such traits; yet, because their bodies are seen as different, intersex children and adults are often stigmatised and subject to harmful practices – including in medical settings - and discriminated against. More women, and non-binary and gender-diverse people.
This NGO report guidelines is a set of guiding questions that aims to support national, local, community-based, and grassroots LBTI women, non-binary, and gender-diverse organisations to articulate the progress, recommendations, and possible violations of the rights of their constituents under the CEDAW Convention.
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
The Committee on the Elimination of Discriminationunequal or unfair treatment which can be based on a range of grounds - such as age, ethnic background, disability, and diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions or sex characteristics, amongst others. More against Women (CEDAW) is a body of independent experts. These experts monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Adopted by the United Nationsan international organisation comprising 193 member States. It has the mission of maintaining peace and security, protecting human rights, providing humanitarian aid and ensuring economic and social development across the globe. It is a network of many different bodies and agencies, each of which has a particular role and responsibility. More in 1979, CEDAW is the most important human rights treaty for women. The CEDAW Committee consists of 23 independent experts on women’s rights from around the world.
States that ratify the Convention are legally obliged to:
- Eliminate all forms of discrimination against women in all areas of life;
- Ensure women’s full development and advancement; and
- Allow the CEDAW Committee to scrutinise their efforts to implement the treaty by reporting to the body at regular intervals.
The CEDAW treaty is a tool that helps women around the world to bring about change in their daily life. In countries that have ratified the treaty, CEDAW has proved invaluable in opposing the effects of discrimination — including violence, poverty, and lack of legal protections, along with the denial of inheritance, property rights, and access to credit.
