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| Women's health and human rights: Monitoring the implementation of CEDAW | |
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Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization |
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World Health Organization |
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Geneva |
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2007 |
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978 92 4 159510 0 |
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English |
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guide, health professionals, staff of international organisations, gender equality, reproductive health, right to health, women's human rights, Convention on the Elimination of All Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Committee on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women, World Health Organisation (WHO) |
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This guide is intended for staff of the World Health Organization (WHO) and explains how human rights related to health are enshrined in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). It outlines governmental obligations to implement those rights and the mandate of the CEDAW Committee to monitor those obligations. It also provides information on how WHO can assist countries in complying with their treaty obligations for women's rights, including the elimination of discrimination against women in the area of health care. |
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http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2007/9789241
595100_eng.pdf  English
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