[women-rights] CEDAW Briefing

Dear CEDAW Supporter:

In the past, your organization has supported the ratification of the
Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW), also known as the Treaty for the Rights of Women.  In the
recent months, there has been a lot of exciting activity surrounding
ratification, including a recent Senate Foreign Relations Committee
hearing and a scheduled committee vote for July 18th.

The State Department has also identified CEDAW as a Category III Treaty
which means that it is classified as "generally desirable and should be
approved."

Though we have the support of the State Department and many Senators,
there are still strong forces that oppose this treaty.  We must continue
to push the Administration and the Senator to support this crucial treaty.

We need your help to do this!


What can you do?

GET UP TO DATE AND GET INVOLVED!

Please attend a briefing on Monday, July 15, 2002 from 1:00-2:00pm at the
Amnesty International Office, located at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE on
the 5th floor.

At this event you will learn about the work being done on the treaty and
what you and your organizations can do to be involved in the efforts to
finally ratify CEDAW.

You can also visit www.womenstreaty.org, which has timely and detailed
information and links for you to take action directly.

For more information please call Sarah Albert at 202-347-3168 or
salbert@gfwc.org.