The examination of the reports of States parties demonstrates that, while almost all have adopted constitutional or other legal provisions that grant to both women and men the equal right to vote in all elections and public referendums, in many nations women continue to experience difficulties in exercising this right.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Personnes concernées
Men
Women
Année
1997
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 23, Political and public life (1997), para. 19.