22 MAY 2024 @ PALAIS DES NATIONS, GENÈVE
The Malaysian government issued remarks for the 2073rd Meeting of the 88th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in response to suggestions made by state parties or committees. WAFIQ was present at this meeting.
WAFIQ is headed by Prof. Rafidah Hanim Mokhtar, President of WAFIQ and Co-Chairman of MACSA; Vice President I is Dr. Hazlin Hazrin Chong; and Head of Legal & Human Rights Exco is Ms. Siti Nur Zulaikha Abd. Kadir.
The group of impartial specialists that oversees the application of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women is known as the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, or CEDAW. The CEDAW Committee is made up of twenty-three international specialists on women’s rights.
The purpose of WAFIQ’s attendance at this conference is to monitor and guarantee that women’s rights in Malaysia are applicable, fit into Malaysian culture, and adhere to shari’ah principles.
WAFIQ’s full report for the 88th Session of CEDAW can be viewed HERE
