Call for Appeals : Communications Procedure of the Commission on the Status of Women

Individuals, non-governmental organizations, groups and networks are invited to submit written communications -including, but not limited to, complaints, appeals and petitions-to the Commission on the Status of Women with information pertaining to alleged injustices and human rights violations against women in any country. Examples of claims include arbitrary arrests of women, domestic violence, unfair employment practices and discrimination against women under immigration and nationality laws.

The deadline to submit such communications is 1 August 2011 .

The communications procedure aims to identify emerging trends on injustices and discriminatory practices against women for policy formulation purposes.

UN Women's Human Rights section will collect and compile the claims as well as replies on the communications from Governments concerned into a confidential report. Following that, a Working Group of the Commission, composed of representatives from all five regions, will identify trends and patterns of injustice and discriminatory practices against women. The Working Group will present their findings in a confidential report to CSW at its annual session (CSW56) in March 2012 for review.

For more information on how to submit a claim, categories of claims received in the past, the communications procedure and contact information, visit the submission page: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/communications_procedure.html