Join us in person (Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC) or by telephone on Wednesday, May 18 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. for "However Long the Night" Global Perspectives on the Impact of CEDAW (Convention to Eliminate all Forms of Discrimination Against Women) on Legal Reform Efforts Regarding the Rights of Women.
This FREE teleconference is proudly presented by ABA Section of International Law International Human Rights Committee and co-sponsored by ABA SIL Africa Committee, ABA SIL NGO and Not-for-Profit Organizations, and Committee ABA SIL Women's Issues Network (WIN) ABA IMPOWR (International Models Project on Women's Rights), and in cooperation with ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities - Women's Rights Committee, District of Columbia Women's Bar Association: International Law Forum, Amnesty International USA, and TransAfrica Forum.
The United States remains one of the few nations in the world that has not ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This 90-minute non-CLE program will provide a concise overview of the history, development and implementation of CEDAW, including the status of CEDAW ratification in the United States. Afterwards, our panel of women’s rights advocates and lawyers from around the world will deliver short presentations on the advocacy strategies for eradicating discriminatory laws and fostering gender-equality law reform efforts that have been effective (or unsuccessful) in their countries.
Participants will gain an understanding of the treaty provisions of CEDAW; understanding of CEDAW’s status internationally and in the US; awareness of how CEDAW has been utilized by advocates and lawyers internationally to advance women’s rights; and awareness of opportunities to support gender reform projects that utilize CEDAW to advance women’s rights.
Speakers:
This FREE teleconference is proudly presented by ABA Section of International Law International Human Rights Committee and co-sponsored by ABA SIL Africa Committee, ABA SIL NGO and Not-for-Profit Organizations, and Committee ABA SIL Women's Issues Network (WIN) ABA IMPOWR (International Models Project on Women's Rights), and in cooperation with ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities - Women's Rights Committee, District of Columbia Women's Bar Association: International Law Forum, Amnesty International USA, and TransAfrica Forum.
The United States remains one of the few nations in the world that has not ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This 90-minute non-CLE program will provide a concise overview of the history, development and implementation of CEDAW, including the status of CEDAW ratification in the United States. Afterwards, our panel of women’s rights advocates and lawyers from around the world will deliver short presentations on the advocacy strategies for eradicating discriminatory laws and fostering gender-equality law reform efforts that have been effective (or unsuccessful) in their countries.
Participants will gain an understanding of the treaty provisions of CEDAW; understanding of CEDAW’s status internationally and in the US; awareness of how CEDAW has been utilized by advocates and lawyers internationally to advance women’s rights; and awareness of opportunities to support gender reform projects that utilize CEDAW to advance women’s rights.
Speakers:
- Emily Martin, Vice President and General Counsel, National Women's Law Center, Washington, DC
- Mahdere Paulos, Former Judge to the High Court in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Former Executive Director, Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA), Washington, DC
- Carolyn Reynolds, Executive Director, Women's Issues Network of Belize (WIN-Belize); Commissioner, Belize National Women's Commission Belize City, Belize
- Rosa Celorio, Human Rights Specialist, Special Rapporteurship on the Rights of Women Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Washington, DC
- Penny Wakefield, Executive Board, ABA Center for Human Rights, Washington, DC (moderator)
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