Abstract
This article is intended as an introduction to the fascinating world of women’s human rights through one of the most important instruments women around the world have for the promotion and defense of our humanity. It is divided into three parts. The first part describes the nature and content of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) itself, followed by an introduction to the Committee that monitors the implementation of the Convention by those States that have ratified it. The third part introduces the Optional Protocol which is the complaints mechanism set up to give women the possibility to communicate to the CEDAW Committee those discriminatory acts which they believe violate their rights as set out in the Convention. Understanding the Convention together with these two mechanisms can make it the most important instrument for the realization of women’s rights in every culture and region of the world. If the CEDAW Convention has not yet achieved this status, it is because too many women have not seen its potential. I sincerely hope that this article may move things in that direction.
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