Convention on the Political Rights of Women

The Convention on the Political Rights of Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1953, and it is the first international legislation protecting the equal status of women to exercise political rights.

Overview

The preamble of the Convention reiterates the principles set out in article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which declares that everyone has the right to participate in the government of his country, and to access public services. The Convention on the Political Rights of Women specifically protects this right for women. Women are given the right to vote or hold office, as established by national law, on equal terms with men and without discrimination on the basis of sex.^[1]

The Convention entered into force in 1954. As of January 2015, it has 123 state parties, which includes 122 United Nations member states plus the State of Palestine.

See also

• Citizenship
• United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
• Women's suffrage

References

External links

• Full text of the Convention on the Political Rights of Women
• Signatures and ratifications.

International human rights instruments   Declarations Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Cairo Declaration of Human Rights Declaration of the Rights of the Child Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Universal Declaration of Human Rights American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man Paris Principles   International law United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV) Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples UN Convention Against Torture Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Convention on the Political Rights of Women Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Convention on the Rights of the Child United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights   Regional law African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights European Convention on Human Rights Convention for the Prevention of Torture Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Social Charter American Convention on Human Rights Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities   International humanitarian law Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees Geneva Conventions Hague Conventions Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court