Constitutional Law

Watch It: CEDAW Hearing Today at 2 p.m.

By Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project and Vania

Today at 2 p.m., the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law will hold a hearing on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) — the landmark international treaty that affirms principles of fundamental human rights and equality for women. The hearing, chaired by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), will be the first hearing on CEDAW since 2002. It is high time that the Senate addresses this important treaty and this hearing will be a significant step toward a vote for ratification.

We encourage those who can to attend today's historic hearing at 2 p.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. If you can't make it in person, watch it online.

Full post as published by Blog of Rights on November 18, 2010 (boomark / email).