Briefing on the EDVAW Platform
This briefing aimed to raise awareness of the EDVAW Platform which is made up of the following expert mechanisms:
UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women and girls (WGDAW)
UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women (SRVAW)
UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Committee of Experts of the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI)
Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (A SRWHR)
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Rapporteur on the Rights of Women (IA RWHR)
This briefing provided information on how civil society actors can engage with these mechanisms both in the context of CSW and beyond.