Advocacy

CEDAW stands for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. It is a human rights treaty ratified by the Philippines on 5 August 1981. CEDAW Watch-Philippines is engaged in information and education advocacy campaigns to make national laws and polices consistent with CEDAW. It also provides training and mentoring support to members. more>>

Resources

Refer to official United Nations and Philippine resources on CEDAW, including the full text of the CEDAW treaty, optional protocol, general recommendations and status of ratifiications by countries. It leads you to statistics relevant to CEDAW Watch's advocacy as well as links to websites of our member organizations and those with similar advocacy. more>>

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NEWS

Spanish Embassy, DSWD, WAGI launch comprehensive plan vs. gender violence

Butuan City (1 September) -- A "Comprehensive Pilot Intervention Plan Against Gender-Based Violence in the Caraga Region" has been launched recently by Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) in partnership with the Spanish Embassy and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which was participated mostly by women who are actively or indirectly involved in the advancement of women's rights and welfare. read

Filipinas underqualify selves for overseas jobs

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino women often shelve their hard-earned college diplomas to enter jobs abroad which they are overqualified to do, an academe-based group on women including migration issues said on Friday. read


HURIDOCS launches HuriSearch!

The new release of HuriSearch, the human rights search engine, has been publicly launched by HURIDOCS in Geneva. Read the news article at the BBC new site.

ASEAN Officials pledge to use CEDAW

Senior government officials from eight Southeast Asian countries pledged to use the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to better protect women migrant workers in the region. Read


Take Back the Tech!

An online advocacy promoting the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) takes off with a trendy, youth-oriented magazine. View

Ikaw at Ako, Laban sa Karahasan sa Kababaihan!
(You and Me, Against Violence Against Women!)

The Philippine government will once again commemorate the Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW). Originally a 16-day campaign that runs from November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of VAW to December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Philippine government is extending the campaign to December 12 to highlight the signing of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime in Palermo, Italy, thus, making it an 18-day campaign. This year's 18-Day Campaign to End VAW links various forms of VAW.Read

Master of Arts in Migration Studies

The Miriam College-Women and Gender Institute (MC-WAGI) invites gradute level students, government officials and staff, and nongovernment workers to enroll in its pioneering program, the Master of Arts in Migration Studies.
Application is now going on. Read

Optional Protocol to CEDAW Ratifications Up to 81!

Armenia has acceeded to the Optional Protocol on 14 September 2006 and Bulgaria has ratified the Optional Protocol (OP) on 20 September 2006 bringing the total number to 81. This means that out of the 184 States parties to the CEDAW Convention, 103 are not bound by the OP-CEDAW. read>>

CEDAW Turns 25

Organizations of the CEDAW Watch Philippine Network has lined up a series of events --knowledge fairs, fora and a concert--celebrating the 25th year of the treaty. read>>