HCR35 Item 3: ID with Working Group on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in Law and Practice

Human Rights Council: 35th session

Item 3: ID with Working Group on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in Law and Practice Thank you Mr. President,

Action Canada makes this statement on behalf of the Sexual Rights Initiative.

We welcome the Working Groups’ report on good and promising practices to eliminate discrimination against women in law and practice. We support their advancement of the ‘living law’ approach which places legal change in context and recognizes the immense work of women’s rights advocates in creating the conditions that make legal reform possible. We encourage States to take heed of this approach during their reporting to the UPR and the Treaty Bodies and also UN agencies in their quests to document “best practices” on a range of topics, especially regarding women’s rights.