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Web Address
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Page Name
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Source
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Contents
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The UN (The sites listed below are the English sites within the UN system. Equivalent information is available within the UN system site in the other five UN languages - Arabic, Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian)
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www.un.org/womenwatch/
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Women Watch
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Information and Resources on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
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Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality provides links to all UN gender resources.
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www.un.org/womenwatch/
daw/
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Homepage for Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
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United Nations DAW, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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The DAW promotes women as equal participants and beneficiaries of sustainable development, peace and security,
governance and human rights. Undertake gender analysis of UN policies, provides technical and substantive support
for Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Links to resources, calendar of events, meetings, publications.
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www.un.org/womenwatch/
daw/cedaw/cedaw.htm
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Full text of the Convention available in six UN languages
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UNDAW
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Provides text of the convention as well as a brief history.
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www.un.org/womenwatch/
daw/cedaw/states.htm
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States Parties to CEDAW
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UNDAW
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Provides up to date list of all states parties to CEDAW as well as a link to reservations entered.
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www.un.org/womenwatch/
daw/cedaw/protocol/text.htm
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Full text of the Optional Protocol to CEDAW
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UNDAW
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Provides text of the Optional Protocol as well as brief history.
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www.un.org/womenwatch/
daw/cedaw/protocol/sigop.htm
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Signatures to and Ratifications of the Optional Protocol to CEDAW
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UNDAW
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Provides up to date list of all states parties to the Optional Protocol of CEDAW as well as a link to reservations entered.
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www.un.org/womenwatch/
daw/cedaw/committee.htm
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
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UNDAW
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Provides information on the Committee's membership, guidelines, links to past sessions (including country reports and Committee responses).
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www.unifem.org/
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United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
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UNIFEM
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UNIFEM provides financial and technical assistance to programmes and strategies promoting women's human rights, economic security and political participation. Links available to UNIFEM's Regional Offices.
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www.womenwarpeace.org/toolbox/annot1325.htm
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A Portal on Women, Peace and Security
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UNIFEM
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Deals with gender, conflict and peace-building. Provides information and resources around UN Security Council's Resolution 1325 on women in conflict and post-conflict zones.
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www.ohchr.org/english/issues/women/index.htm
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Women's Issues in OHCHR
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Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Links to Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the work of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, its causes and consequences.
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www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home?page=PROTECT&id=3b83a48d4
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Protecting Refugees
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs
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Page details the UNHCR's commitment to women in the refugee context. Includes guidelines, resources, publications with links.
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www.un.org/Depts/dpko/lessons/
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Peacekeeping Best Practices
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United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
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Links to available research documents and field reports dealing with gender issues in DPKO.
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www.unfpa.org/gender/index.htm
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Promoting Gender Equality
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United Nations Population Fund
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Information on gender-based work of UNFPA, links to resources, reports, partners.
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www.undp.org/toppages/gender/genframe.htm
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Gender
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United Nations Development Program, Gender issues
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General information on UNDP's gender work, includes links to information about gender and development generally and in the context of the UNDP.
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www.undp.org/rblac/gender/
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A Life Free of Violence: That's Our Right
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UN Inter-Agency Campaign on Women's Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Initiative involves UNIFEM, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, ECLAC, UNHCR, UNHCHR, and UNAIDS. Information available in French, Spanish, Portuguese and English.
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www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm
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What's new section of the Population Division's work
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
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Provides support, information, and resources to UN bodies on population policies.
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www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/spechr.htm
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United Nations Library
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UN DagHammarskjold Library
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Information is only available in English. Topics include: Charter based bodies; treaty based bodies; Human Rights conferences; Human Rights declarations; Human Rights Pathfinder.
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Organizations Working on Women's Rights and CEDAW
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www.icrw.org
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International Centre for Research on Women
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ICRW
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Information is available in English. The page provides a searchable database.
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www.globalissues.org/HumanRights/WomensRights.asp
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Women's Rights
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Global Issues
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Webpage has information on progress on women's rights, feminization of poverty, Beijing +5 and other topics
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www.whrnet.org/index.php
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Women's Human Rights net
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Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
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Follows impact of CEDAW and UN initiatives, contains news and articles related to international women's rights issues,
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www.womensnet.org.za
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Women's Net
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Women's Net
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Networking and support program for South African women and social justice
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www.cedpa.org/projects/wlri.html
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CEDPA Women's Legal Rights Project
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The Centre for Development and Population Activities
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Organization that provides health, education and development services to women throughout the world. The Women's Legal Rights Project focuses on governance, democracy and gender.
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www.reproductiverights.org/pri_humanrights.html
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Centre for Reproductive Rights Human Rights
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Centre for Reproductive Rights
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Uses a rights-based approach to ensuring women's access to reproductive health and information. Undertake advocacy globally, produces shadow reports for CEDAW and other UN committees on reproductive rights throughout the world.
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www.hrw.org/campaigns/cedaw/
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Women's Rights - CEDAW: The Women's Treaty
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Human Rights Watch
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Information on CEDAW, the Optional Protocol, and the United States' failure to ratify. Gives information on how to take action on CEDAW issues.
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www.aviva.org/index.html
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Aviva Homepage
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Aviva
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Offers free monthly listings of women's groups and events worldwide. Located in London, UK.
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www.womenstreaty.org/
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CEDAW: Treaty for the Rights of Women
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The Working Group on Ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
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Contains information on how to take action in the US to push for the ratification CEDAW. Can access the 2004 CEDAW advocacy book, a guide for putting CEDAW into practice.
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www.womensenews.org/index.cfm
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Homepage of Womens eNews
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Womens eNews
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Provides news and commentaries on women's issues from freelance and international sources.
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www.abanet.org/ceeli/publications/cedaw/home.html
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ABA CEDAW Assessment Tool
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American Bar Association
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The CEDAW Assessment Tool is a resource to measure the status of women through the lens of CEDAW. The tool can be downloaded from this site.
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www.pdhre.org/videoseries.html
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Women Hold Up the Sky
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The People's Movement for Human Rights Education
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Link to ordering information on the manual and video series on CEDAW. Forthcoming ěPassport to Dignityî action book on the human rights of women.
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www.iwtc.org
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IWTC homepage
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International Women's Tribune Centre
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Organization dealing with poverty, human rights, human security, information technology for women.
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www.rhrc.org/resources/general_fieldtools/index.html
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Field Tools
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Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium (RHRC)
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RHRC focuses on the provision of quality, voluntary reproductive health services for refugees around the world using a rights-based approach.
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www.ispm.org.ar/
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Homepage of ISPM
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Instituto Social y Politico de la Mujer
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Spanish site, with English briefing. Focus on women's rights issues in the Latin American region.
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www.apwld.org/
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Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development Homepage
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Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development
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Details structure, programmes, publications from APWLD. Focus on rural and indigenous women, the environment, violence against women, labour, theory, and women's human rights all within the Asia Pacific region.
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www.hreoc.gov.au/sex_discrimination/
cedaw/index.html
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Woman of the World
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Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission of Australia
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Gives detailed information about CEDAW, it's optional protocol, and how to take action locally on issues of women's rights.
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www.hrc.co.nz/index.php?p=437
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Human Rights of Women - CEDAW
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Human Rights Commission of New Zealand
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Information about New Zealand law and policy and how it relates to CEDAW's provisions.
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www.cenwor.lk
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Centre for Women's Research Homepage
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Centre for Women's Research, Sri Lanka
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Policy, information, training and advocacy on women's rights in Sri Lanka.
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www.iwraw-ap.org/
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IWRAW Asia Pacific Homepage
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International Women's Rights Action Watch - Asia Pacific
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IWRAW Asia Pacific contributes to the progressive interpretation, universalisation, implementation, and realization of women's human rights through the lens of CEDAW.
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www.amnesty.ca/
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AIC Homepage
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Amnesty International Canada (AIC)
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Contains broad range of resources on human rights advocacy and activism. Includes information on Violence Against Women Campaign
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www.fafia-afai.org/index_e.htm
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FAFIA Homepage
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Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)
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Alliance of over 40 Canadian women's equality-seeking organizations that works to further gender equality in Canada through domestic implementation of international human rights agreements.
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www.criaw-icref.ca/indexFrame_e.htm
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Welcome page for CRIAW
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Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
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Non-profit organization seeking to enhance equality of women through research.
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www.nawl.ca/
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Homepage for NAWL
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National Association of Women and the Law
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Canadian organization that undertakes research, legal action on women's equliaty rights. Have publications on legislation, briefs submitted to UN committees and Canadian cases.
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www.noivmwc.org/noivmwcen/index.php
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NOIVMWC Homepage
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National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada (NOIVMWC)
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Organization that focuses on equality for visible minority and immigrant women in Canada. Deal with advocacy, research, education on variety of related topics.
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www.now.org/issues/global/index.html
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NOW and Global Feminism
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National Organization for Women
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Organization in the United States working on women's equality. This page lists international issues and action items, including information on CEDAW.
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feminist.org/global/
feminist.org/global/cedaw/cedawmain.html
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Feminist Majority Foundation Global Issues page and CEDAW page
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Feminist Majority Foundation
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Information from FMF on global action campaigns, news and online dialogue. CEDAW page offers information on history, news and status of ratifiacatons.
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www.WomenWagingPeace.net
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Women Waging Peace Homepage
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Women Waging Peace
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Organization that focuses primarily on inclusive security and sustainable peace
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www.bayefsky.com/tree.php/id/9182
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How To Complain About Human Rights Treaty Violations CEDAW
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www.Bayefsky.com
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This page offers information on submitting complaints for violations of CEDAW. Has forms, examples of potential violations. Elsewhere on the site there is information on ratifications, reservations and history of CEDAW.
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DIANA SITES |
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diana/law.yale.edu/
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Project Diana: On-line Human Rights Archive
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Yale Law School
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Information is only available in English. The page includes the history and outline of Project Diana as well as providing links to other Diana sites, the Diana community, organizations and selected resources. The site provides a searchable database.
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www1.umn.edu/humanrts/
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University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
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University of Minnesota
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Information is only available in English. Page includes: 6000+ human rights documents and materials, human rights search engines, mirror sites and links to over 800 other sites.
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www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/Diana/
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Women's Human Rights Resources
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Bora Laskin Law Library at the University of Toronto
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Information is only available in English. The site provides for a searchable database. Page includes: reproductive and sexual rights, internet links, documents and an annotated bibliography.
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META SITES
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shr.aaas.org/
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AAAS Science and Human Rights Program
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AAAS Science and Human Rights Program
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Information is available in many languages. The page includes a searchable database, directory and links. Links are categorized by: language, geographical focus, site names and topical focus.
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www.law.harvard.edu/students/
orgs/hrj/current/links.shtml
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Human Rights
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Harvard Law School
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Information is only available in English. The page includes an alphabetical and annotated list of individual site links as well as a categorization by country.
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www.webcom.com/hrin/welcome.html
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Gateway to International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
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Human Rights Interactive Network
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Information is only available in English. Links are categorized as: Armed Conflict; Disaster Relief; Human Rights and Humanitarian Law; Immigration; Development; Multinational Corporations; US Civil Rights and the UN.
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www.lib.uchicago.edu/LibInfo/Law/intl.html
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Human Rights Resources
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University of Chicago
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Information is only available in English. The site provides for a searchable database. Links are categorized as: Constitutions and Constitutional Courts; Comparative Laws and Country Reports; Treaties and other International Agreements; US Foreign Relations; European Union; Council of Europe; UN; International Organizations; War Crimes; Intellectual Property; International Law Journals; Human Rights and Minorities and International Trade.
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www.hri.ca/index.aspx
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Human Rights Searchable Database
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Human Rights Internet
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Information is only available in English. The site provides for a searchable database. Queries may be made by content, features, geographical keyword and issue.
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www.interights.org
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International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights
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Interights
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Information is only available in English. The site provides for a searchable database. Materials are organized by subject, state, treaties, organs and legal decisions.
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home.clara.net/pka/ai/links.htm
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Internet Resources on Human Rights
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Amnesty International, Leicester, U.K.
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Information is only available in English. The links are categorized as: Human Rights, Amnesty, United Kingdom Government, Nigeria, Israel and Guatemala.
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With thanks: original site created by Kelly Mannix. Maintained and updated by Nina Cherington.
