Handbook on The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

The handbook aims to foster a better understanding of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), its Optional Protocol and the related reporting, implementation, and monitoring processes. The handbook provides comprehensive overview of the Convention and its accompanying documents, including the analysis of the scope, objectives, and women’s rights guaranteed in the CEDAW.

This handbook is a useful resource for human rights advocates, government officials, students, teachers, practitioners who wants to know more about women’s rights. It is developed in accordance with recommendations put forth by the CEDAW Committee to Georgia to enhance efforts aimed at broadly disseminating and increasing awareness regarding the Convention, Optional Protocol, and General Recommendations.

The handbook was prepared by CRRC-Georgia within the framework of the UN Women-implemented project “Women’s Increased Leadership for Democracy in Georgia” (WILD), supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).