Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

OP-CEDAW
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Signed6 October 1999[1]
LocationNew York[1]
Effective22 December 2000[2]
Condition10 ratifications[3]
Signatories80[1]
Parties115[1]
DepositaryUN Secretary-General[4]
LanguagesArabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish[5]

The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW) is an international treaty which establishes complaint and inquiry mechanisms for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Parties to the Protocol allow the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women to hear complaints from individuals or inquire into "grave or systematic violations" of the convention. The Protocol has led to a number of decisions against member states on issues such as domestic violence, parental leave and forced sterilization, as well as an investigation into the systematic killing of women in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.

The Protocol was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 6 October 1999, and in force from 22 December 2000. As of October 2023, the Protocol has 80 signatories and 115 parties.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women". United Nations. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Discrimination Against Women Statistics". 21 December 2000. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  3. ^ OP-CEDAW, Article 16.
  4. ^ OP-CEDAW, Article 20.
  5. ^ OP-CEDAW, Article 21.

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