Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
Websites/Multiple Documents
| Title: | | CEDAW Main page |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | United Nations |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 23 November 2008 |
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Individual Documents
| Title: | | In the Shadow of the Junta - CEDAW Shadow Report by women of Burma |
| Date of publication: | | 27 October 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | (Press RElease, 27 October 2008):
CEDAW shadow report reveals systemic gender discrimination in
Burma...
"Women’s organizations are today launching a shadow report revealing systemic
gender discrimination in Burma, which will be used to review Burma at the 42nd
Session of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW) Committee in Geneva on November 3, 2008.
The Women’s League of Burma, together with other community-based organizations
around Burma’s borders, has compiled extensive data in the report on how the
regime’s failed policies have impacted women and girls, particularly in the areas of
education, health, rural development, and violence against women. The findings
strongly contradict the claims in the country report by the ruling military regime, the
State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), that women in Burma “enjoy their
rights even before they are born.”
The report exposes how the regime is profiting from the sale of the country’s natural
resources to build up the military and its GONGOs, and how systematic militarization
and prioritization of military expenditure has reinforced the existing patriarchal
system. It analyzes how the regime’s new constitution not only fails to effectively
promote gender equality, but guarantees that the armed forces, an almost exclusively
male institution, will control a quarter of seats in the government.
The report states: “The face of public life in Burma is male, because the culture of
Burma today is profoundly militarized. The military presence pervades every village,
town and city, every branch and level of its administration, and every situation
involving power and status.”
The report exposes how national women’s organizations are merely for show. They
are led by wives of SPDC commanders, who promote the regime’s policies and abuse
their power at every level.
The report reiterates that there can be no advancement of the lives of women and girls
in Burma, and no protection and promotion of their rights while the military and its
proxy organizations remain in power.
“The regime’s road map to disciplined democracy is simply a road-map to further
patriarchy,” said Nang Yain (General Secretary of the Women’s League of Burma)
“We need genuine political reform to work for gender equality in Burma.”" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Women's League of Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (5,38MB, original; 4.1MB (alternate URL) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.womenofburma.org
http://www.womenofburma.org/Report/IntheShadow-Junta-CEDAW2008.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 05 November 2008 |
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| Title: | | ISSUES TO BE RAISED CONCERNING THE SITUATION OF STATELESS ROHINGYA WOMEN IN MYANMAR (BURMA) |
| Date of publication: | | October 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW)
For the Examination of the combined 2nd and 3rd periodic State party Reports (CEDAW/C/MMR/3)
-MYANMAR-....."...Rohingya women and girls suffer from the devastating consequences of brutal government policies implemented against their minority group but also from socio-religious norms imposed on them by their community, the combined impact of which dramatically impinges on their physical and mental well-being, with long-term effects on their development.
a) State-sponsored persecution:
The 1982 Citizenship Law renders the Rohingya stateless, thereby supporting arbitrary and discriminatory measures against them. Their freedom of movement
is severely limited; they are barred from government employment; marriage restrictions are imposed on them; they are disproportionately subject to forced labour, extortion and other coercive measures. Public services such as health and education are appallingly neglected. Illiteracy is estimated at 80%. The compounded impact of these human right violations also results in household impoverishment and food insecurity, increasing the vulnerability of women and children....Rohingya women and girls are also subject to serious gender-based restrictions due to societal attitudes and conservative interpretation of religious norms in their male-dominated community. The birth of a son is always favoured. Girls’ education is not valued and they are invariably taken out of school at puberty. Women and adolescent girls are usually confined to their homes and discouraged from participating in the economic sphere. They are systematically excluded from decision-making in community matters. Divorced women and widows are looked down upon, exposed to sexual violence and abandoned with little community support..." |
| Author/creator: | | Chris Lewa |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | The Arakan Project |
| Format/size: | | pdf (179K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 January 2009 |
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| Title: | | List of issues and questions with regard to the consideration of periodic reports: Myanmar |
| Date of publication: | | 06 March 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | The pre-session working group examined the combined second and third periodic report of
Myanmar (CEDAW/C/MMR/3)and produced a list of 29 questionw which was sent to the SPDC. The replies to the questions are contained in CEDAW/C/MMR/Q/3/Add.1 |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | United Nations (CEDAW/C/MMR/Q/3) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (48K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 23 November 2008 |
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| Title: | | CEDAW 2007: (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women): Combined second and third periodic reports of Myanmar |
| Date of publication: | | 04 September 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | Conclusion: "...Myanmar women enjoy good life and rights in accordance with the laws or customs since
ancient time. The government is carrying out within the limited resources to enable entire Myanmar
women to face the challenges of knowledge age and to keep abreast with the world. In so doing, so
that all women enjoy full rights and for the comprehensive development of women, conservation of
Myanmar traditional culture is also considered seriously."... The report can also be found in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish by searching at http://documents.un.org/ -- paste CEDAW/C/MMR/3 into the Symbol box of the Simple Search. |
| Language: | | English (also Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish on the ODS site -- see Description) |
| Source/publisher: | | United Nations (CEDAW/C/MMR/3) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (197K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 18 December 2007 |
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| Title: | | Gathering Strength - Women from Burma on their Rights |
| Date of publication: | | January 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | Link to the URLs of the individual chapters (pdf):
IMAGES ASIA'S CEDAW PROJECT METHODOLOGY:
THE AIM OF THIS REPORT 11;
THE INTERVIEW PROCESS 11;
OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED DURING RESEARCH 13;
DATA ANALYSIS 14;
OTHER PROJECT AIMS 17.
THE CEDAW & THE GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATIONS:
THE CEDAW & THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT;
STRUCTURE OF THE CEDAW;
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS;
CEDAW MONITORING MECHANISMS;
THE SPDC AT THE 22ND SESSION OF THE CEDAW...
MEETINGS & MACHINERY: THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE CEDAW:
OVERVIEW;
THE BURMESE WAY TO EQUALITY;
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS...
SOCIAL ROLES & GENDER STEREOTYPES:
OVERVIEW;
RELIGION & GENDER DISCRIMINATION;
PRESERVERS OF CULTURE;
FAMILY ROLES;
SOCIAL RELATIONS & BEHAVIOURAL NORMS;
RESTRICTIONS;
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS...
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN:
OVERVIEW;
WOMEN IN WAR;
RELOCATION & DISPLACEMENT;
SEXUAL VIOLENCE & ARMED CONFLICT;
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN AREAS OF MILITARY OCCUPATION;
SEXUAL VIOLENCE ACROSS BORDERS: REFUGEES & MIGRANTS;
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY;
REPORTING & PUNISHMENT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE;
FORCED MARRIAGE;
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE;
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN RELOCATION & REFUGE;
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE;
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS...
WOMEN'S HEALTH:
OVERVIEW;
GOVERNMENT HEALTH SPENDING;
POLICY, LAW & ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS RELATING TO WOMEN'S HEALTH;
EDUCATION ABOUT WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES;
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE;
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;
MATERNAL HEALTH;
WOMEN & HIV/AIDS 120
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS...
EDUCATION FOR WOMEN & GIRLS:
OVERVIEW;
WOMEN & ILLITERACY;
CURRENT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE & DROP OUT;
BARRIERS TO EDUCATION;
DISCRIMINATION IN GIRLS' SCHOOLING;
INCENTIVES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION;
VOCATIONAL TRAINING;
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS...
THE ECONOMY & WOMEN'S LABOUR:
OVERVIEW;
THE ECONOMY;
DECISION-MAKING & THE FAMILY INCOME;
CULTURAL STEREOTYPES REGARDING WORK;
RURAL WOMEN;
FORCED LABOUR;
EDUCATION & WORK OPPORTUNITIES;
WOMEN IN THE PAID LABOUR FORCE;
THE CIVIL SERVICE;
THE INFORMAL SECTOR;
THE PRIVATE SECTOR;
LACK OF INFORMAL & PRIVATE SECTOR REGULATION;
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY;
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS...
MIGRATION & TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN & GIRLS:
OVERVIEW;
RESTRICTION ON WOMEN'S FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT;
REGIONAL MIGRATION;
TRAFFICKING;
SEX WORK;
DEPORTATION;
ACTIONS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING;
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS...
WOMEN & THE LAW:
OVERVIEW;
FOUNDATIONS OF THE LAW IN BURMA;
LAWS RELATING SPECIFICALLY TO WOMEN;
THE PRACTICE OF THE LAW;
WOMEN & FAMILY LAW;
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS...
WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS:
OVERVIEW;
RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL FREEDOM;
INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION;
NATIONAL PARTICIPATION;
LOCAL PARTICIPATION;
WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN OPPOSITION MOVEMENTS;
CONSEQUENCES OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY;
WOMEN'S POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN EXILE;
WOMEN IN BURMA'S POLITICAL FUTURE;
FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS...
CONCLUSION...
BIBLIOGRAPHY...
ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE. |
| Author/creator: | | Brenda Belak |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Images Asia |
| Format/size: | | html (38K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | CEDAW 2000: Summary record of the 452nd meeting (Myanmar) |
| Date of publication: | | 26 January 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women...
Twenty-second session...
Summary record of the 457th meeting
Held at Headquarters, New York, on Wednesday, 26 January 2000, at 3 p.m.
Chairperson: Ms. González
Contents
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the
Convention (continued) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | United Nations (CEDAW/C/SR.452) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (142K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 December 2007 |
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| Title: | | CEDAW (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women): Examination of the Initial Report of Myanmar |
| Date of publication: | | 21 January 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | 21 January 2000: 1) U Win Mra's Statement; 2) Questions from the Committee; 3) Response by Myanmar; 4) Shadow Report by the Women's Organizations of Burma's Shadow Report Writing Committee: "Burma: The Current State of Women - Conflict Area Specific". Includes recommendations on health, education, violence against women and poverty. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "Burma Debate" Vol. VI, No, 4 |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | CEDAW 2000: Summary record of the 450th meeting (Myanmar) |
| Date of publication: | | 21 January 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women,
Twenty-second session
Summary record of the 450th meeting
Held at Headquarters, New York, on Friday, 21 January 2000, at 10.30 a.m....
Chairperson: Ms. González
Contents
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the
Convention (continued)
Initial report of Myanmar |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | United Nations (CEDAW/C/SR.450 |
| Format/size: | | pdf (128K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 December 2007 |
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| Title: | | CEDAW 2000: Summary record of the 451st meeting (Myanmar) |
| Date of publication: | | 21 January 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women
Twenty-second session...
Summary record of the 451st meeting
Held at Headquarters, New York, on Friday, 21 January 2000, at 3 p.m.
Chairperson: Ms. González
Contents
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the
Convention (continued)
Initial report of Myanmar (continued) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | United Nations (CEDAW/C/SR.451) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (139K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 December 2007 |
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