Background
In 1993, a group of Asian women, recognising the potential of
the CEDAW Convention, established IWRAW Asia Pacific as an independent
organisation in Malaysia.* By making the link with activism taking
place at the international level, IWRAW Asia Pacific expected
to promote an effective flow of information on the CEDAW Convention
between the local and the global levels. This would enable women
to monitor and facilitate the implementation of the Convention
domestically and utilise it to advance their interests, while
contributing to standard-setting at the international level.
*
The name was derived, with approval, from a pre-existing programme
known as IWRAW based in Minnesota, USA. Both organisations are
autonomous of each other.
