In 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan abolished the odious List of jobs prohibited for women (Resolution No. 865-1 of 06/10/2019 “On invalidation of the List of jobs with unfavorable working conditions in which the use of female labor…
Ahead of the review of the state report of Tajikistan by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the 87th session of CEDAW will begin on January 29, 2024), the authorities have lifted a number of professional…
A new publication dated to the 10th anniversary of ADC Memorial in Brussels reflects the diversity of the organization’s activities: protection of the rights of minorities (Roma, Crimean Tatar people, Central Asian minorities (Pamiris, Dungans, Karakalpaks, Uighurs)); the rights of…
In Azerbaijan, the Decree (dated 20 October 1999) of the Cabinet of Ministers on prohibited professions for people with a female gender marker in their documents was canceled. According to the Decree of 31 May 2023, the list of prohibited…
Statement of Anti-Discrimination Centre Memorial the 87th Pre-Sessional Working Group of the UN CEDAW, 30 May 2023 Dear Committee Members, Speaking about discrimination of women in employment, we note the formal abolishment of occupational bans for women in the Labor…
Alternative information on Tajikistan’s implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women for the 87th Pre-Sessional Working Group of the UN CEDAW, 30 May – 2 June 2023
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