United Nations

This session examines several UN human rights mechanisms that investigate and respond to complaints submitted by organizations and individuals, and provides guidance on how to write a complaint to a UN human rights monitor.

This treaty of the United Nations outlines the standards of marriage. It reaffirms the consensual nature of marriages and requires the parties to establish a minimum marriage age by law and to ensure the registration of marriages.

The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979.

The Convention on the Political Rights of Women (CPRW) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1953. The convention establishes equal political rights for men and women and commits member states to eliminate gender discrimination and aligns with the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which affirm the right of all individuals to participate in public and political life.