last updated 17 May 2007
Additional Resources on the Complaint Procedure
The text of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women gives more information on the complaint procedure.
Further explanations of the United Nations Complaint Procedures may also be found on UN Fact Sheet 7. Most UN Fact Sheets can be accessed on the web.
Additional Resources on the Reporting Procedure
UN Fact Sheet No.22 has information about Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women and the State reporting system. Most UN Fact Sheets can be accessed on the web.
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women also has a webpage with access to State party reports and the Committee's concluding observations.
More information on writing shadow reports, using shadow reports strategically and sample NGO reports can be found in the Human Rights Investigation and Documentation section of this website.
The International Women's Rights Action Watch (IWRAW), a U.S.-based NGO, has created a procedural guide, Producing NGO Shadow Reports to CEDAW. | 