Shadow Report Issued: The Implementation of CEDAW in Kyrgyzstan
Monday, November 10, 2008 11:32 AM

A 2008 report issued by the Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan provides information on Kyrgyzstan’s implementation of CEDAW recommendations.  The report focuses on two main aspects of the recommendations: violence against women and women’s political participation. The report raises concerns that the 2003 “Law on Social-Legal Protection from Domestic Violence of the Kyrgyz Republic” is not being properly enforced.

To read the full report, click here. (pdf 32 pages)

Compiled from: “Shadow Report to the Third Periodic Report of Kyrgyzstan: Implementation of CEDAW in Kyrgyzstan”, Forum of Women’s NGOs, 2008.

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