Opinion
Human rights are women’s rights. Women’s rights are human rights
Raising awareness about equality for all should be a priority for every family and community in a world where many women and girls are still oppressed
21 March 2021 - 00:00
Forty-two years after the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw), often described as an international bill of rights for women, many women and girls still do not have equal opportunities to realise rights recognised by law. This is in spite of the convention’s adoption by 188 states...
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