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Call for Action
CEDAW
- July 2010 -
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly and entered into force in 1981. The CEDAW is a landmark international treaty that upholds the ideology of basic human rights and equality for all women and girls around the world. This treaty gives countries a realistic outline on how to support the rights for women and girls in all areas of society. Globally, CEDAW has been utilized to secure basic education for girls; increase health care services; to deal with human trafficking; and assist in getting legislature approved against domestic violence and female genital mutilation.
There is no doubt that there exists a universal accord that the CEDAW philosophies are vital objectives: to date, 186 of 193 countries have ratified the treaty. The United States is one of only seven countries—including Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Nauru, Palau and Tonga—that have not yet ratified CEDAW.
The Crisis Center for South Suburbia fully supports the ratification of CEDAW and urges everyone to contact their senator and let them know that this is an important issue to address and vote for. Ratification of this treaty requires two-thirds of the Senate (67 out of 100 Senators) to vote for it. There is no financial cost to the 67 Senators that need to stand together to ratify this treaty.
The safety and well-being of all domestic violence victims is of crucial importance to the Crisis Center for South Suburbia and joining the support of this treaty on a global level is just as important.
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"I am only me; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something, I will not refuse to do something I can do."
Helen Keller
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