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International Instruments And Treaty Bodies

International Instruments and Treaty Bodies

• Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1949)
• Equal Remuneration Convention (1951)
• Convention on the Political Rights of Women (1952)
• Convention on the Nationality of Married Women (1957)
• Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (1958)
• Convention against Discrimination in Education (1960)
• Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages (1962)
• Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (1967)
• Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergencies and Armed Conflicts (1974)
• Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (1994)
• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, CEDAW (1979) and Optional Protocol to the Convention (1999)
The Convention is often described as an international bill of rights for women.
• Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2003)
World Conferences on women
• 1975-Mexico City- First world Conference on Women
• 1980-Copenhagen-Second World Conference on Women
• 1985-Nairobi-Third World Conference on Women
• 1995-Beijing-Fourth World Conference on Women
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The First World Conference on Women
The first world conference on the status of women was convened in Mexico City to coincide with the 1975 International Women's Year, observed to remind the international community that discrimination against women continued to be a persistent problem in much of the world. The Conference, along with the United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985) proclaimed by the General Assembly five months later at the urging of the Conference, launched a new era in global efforts to promote the advancement of women by opening a...