United Nations calls on Nigeria to urgently adopt laws protecting women's rights: «Bills are not enough»

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation in Nigeria, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) welcome the strong recommendations issued by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) to Nigeria, calling for urgent measures to protect women's rights CEDAW recommendations to Nigeria: . Our organisations appeal to the Nigerian government to take immediate steps for their implementation. In July 2008, on the (...) - Nigeria / cedaw, Women's Rights

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Source: fidh.org

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