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"Laws Do not Protect Women"

CEDAW SHADOW REPORT 2010

"Laws Do not Protect Women"

The Shadow Report presented to CEDAW by Turkish women organizations revealed deficits in the Constitution and other laws. The report demands to amend the laws according to the convention's ban of discrimination and the principle of gender equality.

27 July 2010 Semra Pelek

Women's Rights: Plenty of Applications But Lack of Implementations

WOMEN'S RIGHTS DEFENDERS MEET IN ISTANBUL

Women's Rights: Plenty of Applications But Lack of Implementations

The countries that signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women did not fulfil the corresponding applications. Women organizations of Europe and the Mediterranean met in Istanbul and demanded a "full commitment to the convention".

28 October 2009 Özge Gözke