International: A guide to indigenous women's rights
This guide, produced by Forest Peoples Programme, aims to provide practical information for indigenous peoples and organizations to support their use of rights-based arguments under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Author(s): Kambel, E.
Produced by: Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) (2004)
This guide aims to provide practical information for
indigenous peoples and organizations to support their use
of rights-based arguments under the International Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW).
The guide covers:
* general information on the CEDAW and its monitoring body,
the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women
* overview of the procedures that can be used by indigenous
women to hold states accountable for human rights
violations under the Convention
* information on other UN human rights bodies and
procedures that might be invoked to highlight the concerns
of indigenous women within the UN system
Available online at:http://forestpeoples.gn.apc.org/Briefings/Indigenous%20Rights/cedaw_gui…