Unzipping CEDAW: A Guide to the Rights of Key Affected Women and Girls

Guidelines - Released in 2015

Through this guide, Unzip the Lips aims to promote the engagement of Key Affected Women and Girls, (KAWG) community networks and NGOs with the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The goal is to advocate for the needs and rights of these groups, and to ensure that their sexual reproductive health and rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

In this guide, you will learn about the purpose of CEDAW. You will also learn about why and how to engage with this international agreement to further the sexual and reproductive health and rights of KAWG. This guide provides concrete information regarding your rights, and how to claim them at a national level.

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