Introduction 

   
Human rights of the women have been recognized under the various International instruments
and under Municipal laws. There shall not be any discrimination on the ground of sex therefore
for the promotion of the status of women in various field and to eliminate discrimination against
women many conventions and committees are established.
Important International Conventions on the Development of status of Women -
(1) Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW)

Adopted by the United Nations in 1979, CEDAW is the most important human rights treaty for
women. The Convention currently has 189 states parties. Thus, the vast majority of the member
states of the UN (193) have voluntarily agreed to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the human
rights of women under all circumstances.

Importance of CEDAW

CEDAW, also known as the treaty for the rights of women, is a tool that helps women around the
world to bring about change in their daily life. In countries that have ratified the treaty, CEDAW
has proved invaluable in opposing the effects of discrimination, which include violence, poverty,
and lack of legal protections, along with the denial of inheritance, property rights, and access to
credit.

Some rights of women which are protected by CEDAW are given below:

Article 6:All appropriate measures should be taken by state parties including legislation to
suppress all forms of traffic in women and exploitation or prostitution of women.

Article 7:Appropriate measures should be taken by state parties to eliminate discrimination

against women in political and public life of the country.

Article 8:All appropriate measures should be taken by state parties to ensure women on equal
terms with men and without any discrimination the opportunity to represent their governments at
the international level.

Article 11:Appropriate measures should be taken by state parties to eliminate discrimination

against women in the field of employment on the basis of equality of men and women in order to
ensure same rights.

Article 12: Appropriate measures should be taken by state parties to eliminate discrimination
against women in the field of healthcare on the basis of equality of men and women access to
health care services including those related to family planning.

Article13: Appropriate measures should be taken by state parties to eliminate discrimination

against women in other areas of economic and social life in order to ensure on basis of equality
of men and women in order to ensure same rights.
(2) Convention on the nationality of married women 

           This Convention was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1957.
This convention tried to establish equality of women with men as to question of nationality.
(3) Equal remuneration convention
           This convention was adopted by the General conference of the International Labour
Organisation in 1951. The principle that woman and men must be given equal remuneration for
equal work was in consonance with the Peace Treaty of 1919. Equal pay for equal work should
be given to all workers irrespective of their sex.
(4) Convention against discrimination in education :
        It was adopted by the conference of the educational, cultural and scientific organization of
the United Nations in 1960. This convention declares any discrimination based on sex as
impermissible in all standards of education and approach thereto.