Homelessness & the UN Women's Rights Treaty
Testimony in Support of CEDAW Ratification
On November 18, the Senate Committee
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held a hearing
to determine whether to recommend ratification of an international bill of
rights for women, the United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The National Law
Center on Homelessness
& Poverty submitted this statement to the subcommittee
in favor of the ratification of the convention, with particular attention paid to the link between gender-based violence and discrimination, and homelessness.
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