Initial report submitted by Palestine under article 18 of the Convention in 2015 (CEDAW)

This is the official report of the State of Palestine, submitted under article 18 of the Convention. It surveys and details national legislative provisions and regulatory measures relating to the implementation of the Convention and the ways those provisions affect the rights of Palestinian women and girls.

The report contains data and information on the ongoing national effort to implement the Convention and bring about both de jure and de facto equality between men and women. It lays out the challenges facing the State of Palestine in implementing the Convention. It also describes the situation of Palestinian women under colonial Israeli occupation and the effects of illegal Israeli policies that are part of an institutionalized regime founded on settlement, systematic oppression and discrimination.