{"id":3245,"date":"2013-07-25T17:07:50","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T17:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=3245"},"modified":"2015-08-12T10:56:56","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T10:56:56","slug":"csw-communications-procedure-on-violations-of-womens-girls-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/csw-communications-procedure-on-violations-of-womens-girls-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"CSW Communications Procedure on Violations of Women’s & Girls’ Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"Any individual, non-governmental organization, group or network may submit communications (complaints\/appeals\/petitions) to the Commission on the Status of Women containing information relating to alleged violations of human rights that affect the status of women in any country in the world. The Commission on the Status of Women considers such communications as part of its annual programme of work in order to identify emerging trends and patterns of injustice and discriminatory practices against women for purposes of policy formulation and development of strategies for the promotion of gender equality.<\/span><\/p>\n

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:<\/strong> Any person or organization with a communication should write by 1 August 2013. More information<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The current communications procedure of the Commission on the Status of Women has its roots in Economic and Social Council resolution 76 (V) of 5 August 1947<\/a>, as amended by the Council in resolution 304 I (XI) of 14 and 17 July 1950<\/a>. The mandate of the Commission on the Status of Women to consider communications has been reaffirmed and the modalities of the procedure have been further modified by the Council (see Council resolutions 1983\/27 of 26 May 1983<\/a>, 1992\/19 of 30 July 1992,<\/a> 1993\/11 of 27 July 1993<\/a>, 2009\/16 of 28 July 2009<\/a> and decision 2002\/235 of 24 July 2002).<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

What types of communications are sought?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Accurate and detailed information relating to the promotion of women’s rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields in any country anywhere in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

What information should be included in a communication?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is advisable that communications should:<\/span><\/p>\n

Identify as far as possible the woman victim, or women victims;
\nIndicate clearly where (the particular country\/several countries) the alleged violation(s) or pattern of violations have occurred or are occurring;
\nProvide, when available, dates and circumstances of the alleged violations;
\nExplain the context by providing relevant background information; and
\nProvide, when available, copies of documentation.
\nThe following are examples of categories of communications received and trends and patterns identified in recent years:
\nArbitrary arrests of women
\nDeaths and torture of women in custody
\nForced disappearances or abductions of women
\nDiscriminatory application of punishments in law based on sex, including corporal and capital punishment
\nViolation of the rights of women human rights defenders to freedom of expression and assembly
\nThreats or pressure exerted on women not to complain or to withdraw complaints
\nImpunity for violations of the human rights of women
\nStereotypical attitudes towards the role and responsibilities of women
\nDomestic violence
\nForced marriage and marital rape
\nVirginity testing
\nContemporary forms of slavery, including trafficking in women and girls
\nSexual harassment of women in the workplace
\nUnfair employment practices based on sex, including unequal pay
\nLack of due diligence by States to adequately investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators of violence against women
\nDiscrimination against women under immigration and nationality laws
\nViolations of the rights of women to own and inherit property
\nDiscrimination against women in accessing international humanitarian aid
\nForcible evictions of women in conflict situations<\/span><\/p>\n

Submission of Claims<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

All claims must be signed and submitted in writing by e-mail or regular mail. However, the author’s identity is not made known to the Government(s) concerned unless she\/he agrees to the disclosure.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please note that the Commission on the Status of Women does not take decisions on the merit of communications that are submitted to it and, therefore, the communications procedure does not provide an avenue for the redress of individual grievances.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where to submit a communication to the Commission on the Status of Women<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Any person or organization with a communication should write by 1 August 2013 to:<\/span><\/p>\n

CSW Communications Procedure
\nHuman Rights Section
\nUN Women
\n220 East 42nd Street, 17th Floor
\nNew York, NY 10017 USA<\/span><\/p>\n

Or send an e-mail message to cp-csw@unwomen.org.<\/span>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[995,996],"class_list":["post-3245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","tag-communications-procedure","tag-csw"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCSW Communications Procedure on Violations of Women's & Girls' Human Rights - The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/csw-communications-procedure-on-violations-of-womens-girls-human-rights\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CSW Communications Procedure on Violations of Women's & Girls' Human Rights - 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