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The U.S. Is 1 of 8 Nations in the World Not to Sign International Treaty for Rights of Women
Posted by Time for change in General Discussion
Fri Aug 24th 2007, 06:50 PM
As of March 2007, 185 nations had signed the international “Treaty for the Rights of Women”, leaving the United States as one of eight nations in the world and the only industrialized nation that hasn’t signed it. The only other nations that haven’t yet signed it are Sudan, Somalia, Qatar, Iran, Nauru, Palau and Tonga. The formal name for the treaty is “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women” (CEDAW). In February of this year the Bush administration indicated that it was “not pressing for ratification at this time.”
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The U.S. Is 1 of 8 Nations in the World Not to Sign International Treaty for Rights of Women
Posted by Time for change in General Discussion
Fri Aug 24th 2007, 06:50 PM
As of March 2007, 185 nations had signed the international “Treaty for the Rights of Women”, leaving the United States as one of eight nations in the world and the only industrialized nation that hasn’t signed it. The only other nations that haven’t yet signed it are Sudan, Somalia, Qatar, Iran, Nauru, Palau and Tonga. The formal name for the treaty is “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women” (CEDAW). In February of this year the Bush administration indicated that it was “not pressing for ratification at this time.”
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