Women and gender issues

28 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1018

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF BULGARIA'S REPORT

19980128 Experts Express Concern Over Lack of National Machinery for Women; Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance Also Addresses Committee

28 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1017

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SERIOUS PROBLEM IN BULGARIA, WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19980128 Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Introduces Report; Committee Experts Note 'Hidden Tolerance' for Violence against Women

27 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1015

SEXUAL STEREOTYPES, RETROGRESSIVE TRADITIONS MAJOR OBSTACLES TO WOMEN IN ZIMBABWE, WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19980127 Laws Conflict with Cultural Practice, Says Chairperson; Committee Concludes Consideration of Zimbabwe Report

26 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1013

WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF CZECH REPUBLIC'S INITIAL REPORT

19980126 Describes Dramatic Changes since 1989 Return of Democracy, Free Market; Czech Representative Outlines Difficulties with Criminal Gangs, Prostitution

26 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1014

OPEN DISCRIMINATION AGAINST GIRLS PRACTISED IN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF CZECH REPUBLIC, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19980126 Experts Commenting on Czech Report, Also Cite High Abortion Rate, Emphasize Danger of Using Abortion as Contraception

23 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1012

23 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1011

EFFORTS TO ELEVATE STATUS OF WOMEN IN AZERBAIJAN NOT SATISFACTORY BECAUSE OF POST-WAR PROBLEMS, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TOLD

19980123

Efforts by the Government of Azerbaijan to elevate the status of women had not been satisfactory in view of the acute post-war problems facing the country, the representative of that country told the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning.

22 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1010

22 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1009

ZIMBABWE 'PROBABLY MOST ADVANCED DEVELOPING AFRICAN COUNTRY ON GENDER ISSUES', ITS MINISTER TELLS WOMEN'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE

19980122 Customary Laws/Practices Cited as Obstacles To Full Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Convention

21 January 1998

Press Release
WOM/1008

PLIGHT OF REFUGEES ATTEMPTING TO RETURN HOME, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, EQUAL ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AMONG ISSUES RAISED BY EXPERTS

19980121 Reviewing Croatia's Compliance with Convention On Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women