China to CEDAW: An Update on Population Policy

In Jan 1999, China presented its third and fourth periodic reports to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. Information on violations of human rights is largely anecdotal, due to restrictions on freedom of association and freedom of the press. Nonetheless, the anecdotes p...

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Published inHuman rights quarterly Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 119 - 147
Main Author Shalev, Carmel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore The Johns Hopkins University Press 01.02.2001
Johns Hopkins University Press
Subjects
Birth control
Child Sex Preferences
Children
China
China (People's Republic)
Committees
Discrimination
Discrimination against women
Equal rights
Family planning
Freedom of the press
Gender discrimination
Gender equality
Human rights
Legal status, laws, etc
Peoples Republic of China
Population
Population policy
Public health
Repression
Sex discrimination
Sex equality
Sexism
Social policy
United Nations
Violence against women
Women
Women's rights
Womens health
Womens rights
China
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Summary:In Jan 1999, China presented its third and fourth periodic reports to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. Information on violations of human rights is largely anecdotal, due to restrictions on freedom of association and freedom of the press. Nonetheless, the anecdotes point to consistent patterns of abuse in violation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
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ISSN:0275-0392
1085-794X
1085-794X
DOI:10.1353/hrq.2001.0011