PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is participating in the Constructive Dialogue Session during the Presentation of the Periodic Report of the Sixth Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw) to be held from tomorrow until May in Geneva, Switzerland.
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CEDAW is an ineffective and inappropriate instrument for advancing women's rights. It has accomplished little to improve women's rights in some of the most oppressive nations that have ratifiedit, such as Saudi Arabia. American women's freedom and personaldignity is best protected by the U.S. Constitution and the rule oflaw it establishes.
In the International Criminal Court's Statute, victims are placed at the heart of justice. In India, there appears to be no uniform legal compulsion to hear the victims’ views before granting remission to a convict.
July 5 The Coalition of Malaysian Non-Governmental Organisations (Comango) for the UPR Process is appalled with the recent appointment of the Commissioners of the National.