What is OP-CEDAW?
Text of OP-CEDAW
Signatories and States Parties
Becoming a States Party
Administration

 CEDAW Committee

 

 Working Groups

 

 Rapporteurs

Secretariat

Rules of Procedure

Communications Procedure
Inquiry Procedure
Practical Application
OP-CEDAW Remedies
Relevant Case Law
"Our Rights are Not Optional"
FAQs
 

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Working Groups

The CEDAW Committee may establish one or more working groups, each comprising no more than five of its members, to make recommendations and assist in the administration of the procedures established by the OP-CEDAW.

  • The Working Group on Communications
    In accordance with Rule 62 of the Rules of Procedure, the CEDAW Committee has established a Working Group on Communications to assist with information received by way of communications. This working group, comprising five members of the CEDAW Committee, works in close liaison with the Secretariat (the Division for the Advancement of Women). Its role is to:
    • Ascertain whether a communication should be registered. Such a decision can be made on a majority basis within the Working Group;
    • Decide whether a communication is admissible. This decision must be made unanimously within the Working Group (in accordance with Rule 64). If the decision cannot be made unanimously at this stage, then the entire CEDAW Committee must make a decision.
    • Request, where necessary, that interim measures be taken by the States party in order to avoid irreparable damage to the victim or victims of the alleged violation (in accordance with Rule 63 of the Rules of Procedure);
    • Make recommendations to the CEDAW Committee on the merits of a communication (in accordance with Rule 72)

      In order to facilitate the efficient processing of communications, the Working Group on Communications meets prior to the regular sessions of the CEDAW Committee and is tasked to provide the Committee with the results of its work as soon as possible.

The current members of the Working Group on Communications under the OP-CEDAW are:

  • Magalys Arocha Dominguez ( Cuba )
  • Cornelis Flinterman ( Netherlands )
  • Krisztina Morvai ( Hungary )
  • Pramila Patten ( Mauritius )
  • Anamah Tan ( Singapore )

Their two-year terms ends on 31 December 2006.

  • Other Working Groups
    In accordance to the Rule 62, it is possible for the CEDAW Committee to establish more working groups. As more inquiries are initiated, it may be possible that the Committee will decide to set up a working group on inquiries.

This page was last updated on June 5, 2006

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