April 25, 2016 - FIAN’s Analytical Note focuses on the aspects of the General Recommendation that relate to the explicit recognition of the right to adequate food and nutrition of rural women. The analysis notes that the adoption of the General Recommendation is especially significant because “it is the first international instrument that specifically addresses the rights of rural women and furthermore, it is the first that explicitly recognizes the human right to adequate food and nutrition of rural women within the framework of food sovereignty.”
FIAN’s analysis also demonstrates the ways in which the General Recommendation is an important tool which civil society can use to hold their governments accountable for human rights violations suffered by rural women. For example, among other things, civil society actors can be guided by the General Recommendation to include specific information in their parallel reports to the CEDAW Committee during the State reporting process regarding compliance with the CEDAW Convention.
FIAN’s analytical note can be found here.
FIAN – http://www.fian.org/who-we-are/who-we-are/
FIAN’s mission is to expose violations of people's right to food wherever they may occur. FIAN stands up against unjust and oppressive practices that prevent people from feeding themselves. The struggle against gender discrimination and other forms of exclusion is integral part of FIAN’s mission. FIAN strives to secure people's access to the resources that they need in order to feed themselves, now and in the future.
FIAN ANALYSIS 8-PAGES STATEMENT: RURAL WOMEN & THE RIGHT TO FOOD & NUTRITION http://www.fian.org/fileadmin/media/publications_2016/CEDAW_GR_Rural_Women_Analysis_FINAL.pdf
CEDAW Committee General Recommendation No. 34 (2016) on The Rights of Rural Women – 6 UN language translations:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CEDAW/C/GC/34&Lang=en
Извор: WUNRN – 24.08.2016
