<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-2">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Segoe UI";
panose-1:2 11 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 3;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Segoe UI Semilight";
panose-1:2 11 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 3;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:23868453;
mso-list-template-ids:1543800962;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:27798293;
mso-list-template-ids:-29484886;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:398987787;
mso-list-template-ids:-775926790;}
@list l2:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l2:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3
{mso-list-id:492451918;
mso-list-template-ids:1870027778;}
@list l3:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l3:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l3:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4
{mso-list-id:520896976;
mso-list-template-ids:742149834;}
@list l4:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l4:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l4:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l4:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l5
{mso-list-id:523129316;
mso-list-template-ids:-1279868202;}
@list l5:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l5:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l5:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l5:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l5:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l5:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l5:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l5:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l5:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l6
{mso-list-id:592671449;
mso-list-template-ids:-1787412596;}
@list l6:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l6:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l6:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l6:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l6:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l6:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l6:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l6:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l6:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l7
{mso-list-id:855771371;
mso-list-template-ids:-1777465572;}
@list l7:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l7:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l7:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l7:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l7:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l7:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l7:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l7:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l7:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l8
{mso-list-id:891421890;
mso-list-template-ids:1814314120;}
@list l8:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l8:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l8:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l8:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l8:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l8:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l8:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l8:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l8:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l9
{mso-list-id:972950049;
mso-list-template-ids:1889068162;}
@list l9:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l9:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l9:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l9:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l9:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l9:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l9:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l9:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l9:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l10
{mso-list-id:1198738453;
mso-list-template-ids:450670492;}
@list l10:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l10:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l10:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l10:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l10:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l10:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l10:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l10:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l10:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l11
{mso-list-id:1364670266;
mso-list-template-ids:-911981582;}
@list l11:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l11:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l11:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l11:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l11:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l11:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l11:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l11:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l11:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l12
{mso-list-id:1450976639;
mso-list-template-ids:1598686382;}
@list l12:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l12:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l12:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l12:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l12:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l12:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l12:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l12:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l12:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l13
{mso-list-id:1769962093;
mso-list-template-ids:-471201882;}
@list l13:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l13:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l13:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l13:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l13:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l13:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l13:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l13:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l13:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fIssues%2fWomen%2fWGWomen%2fPages%2fWGWomenIndex.aspx&c=E,1,H2c6s5FUiFSjFdALFx3yxE1KWjiNnpDnx7iwfQsBxc0B0xMUhug7XlaLB3QbbdaBs_m_8LuTOiHg9uMZGIkJ9PtjdFqt8nSTIze7QWfJMCu5FUdRpcFqYUKsaXk,&typo=1">http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Women/WGWomen/Pages/WGWomenIndex.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semilight",sans-serif;color:#262626">UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and in Practice</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:8.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semilight",sans-serif;color:#262626">Working Group Members<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fIssues%2fWomen%2fWGWomen%2fPages%2fMembers.aspx%23broderick&c=E,1,0iMR4s3iVfsYvlrqjjoEEmCaXeSk4tKzl5Vslbsc47M1ONnayvX6UCyBzJ5chwadLMFwXYtJPtlNsWBkpiHCA9ThsbV5AIOYKFJGNnvCDZWA7C5jedYvONbeke1D&typo=1"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Ms.
Elizabeth BRODERICK</span></a> (Australia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fIssues%2fWomen%2fWGWomen%2fPages%2fMembers.aspx%23facio&c=E,1,AOYd5pKvRjRxkYlj5zq8BU5H0uUvGjtKC5LirXiEk-jZcKvCclE_2MKobX4nvrXd2V2XpYDn52zP2dAWmQFWFYPHrLGw9hEo5ltajVnlXm-hLbBaqfh_4zhN&typo=1" title="CV of Ms. Alda Facio"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Ms.
Alda FACIO Chair</span></a><br>
(Costa Rica)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fIssues%2fWomen%2fWGWomen%2fPages%2fMembers.aspx%23radacic&c=E,1,OOQOtHPL4W1bhOmEbb-Ik7Ww575byiryKr9E3EB9CtB6fGDofutjxtn3PL7TstBPEOVSf7Z_KeKIp8QRo7WBQTEttgENxjoixH-Ayt-vyEDgYTal5IN7nvQ,&typo=1" title="CV of Ms. Alda Facio"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Ms.
Ivana RADAčIć</span></a><br>
(Croatia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fIssues%2fWomen%2fWGWomen%2fPages%2fMembers.aspx%23techane&c=E,1,0twKP3NepKDIkwgB-Hx8fbBHYY_VLMgdX4RkW4auZxZRZc9FYfa_cWEW8yYdHXy8-J9G3ED5C3IvB0FsSUoph3ZOdTWgUvV9eoelxH_qC1bX_kZE3Z02ZQAwMTk,&typo=1"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Ms.
Meskerem Geset TECHANE</span></a><br>
(Ethiopia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fIssues%2fWomen%2fWGWomen%2fPages%2fMembers.aspx%23upreti&c=E,1,OHX43SXpJPYKPWdXsGI8YCvdIerQL-HIMoBcLFm1V4awLCj8BIJLU7LDG7U4JMM47Ma_chuarogJ7BrMoe5f0nY2aFOIPClWWt5npskX1zcFBKOfZD8vrNYG&typo=1"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Ms.
Melissa UPRETI</span></a><br>
(Nepal)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="6" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="100%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in .25in 12.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semilight",sans-serif;color:#262626">Working Group on the Issue of Discrimination Against Women in Law and in Practice</span></b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semilight",sans-serif;color:#262626"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="65%" valign="top" style="width:65.0%;border:none;border-right:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in .05in 0in 9.6pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semilight",sans-serif;color:#262626">Introduction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><img border="0" width="347" height="260" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3DFD3.A7CD4EE0" alt="http://www.ohchr.org/SiteCollectionImages/Issues/Women/WG/WGMembers.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The establishment of the Working Group by the Human Rights Council at its 15th session in September
2010 was a milestone on the long road towards women’s equality with men. Over the years, many constitutional and legal reforms to integrate women’s human rights fully into domestic law have occurred, but there remains insufficient progress. Discrimination
against women persists in both public and private spheres in times of conflict and in peace. It transcends national, cultural and religious boundaries and is often fuelled by patriarchal stereotyping and power imbalances which are mirrored in laws, policies
and practice. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The Working Group focus is to identify, promote and exchange views, in consultation with States and
other actors, on good practices related to the elimination of laws that discriminate against women. The Group is also tasked with developing a dialogue with States and other actors on laws that have a discriminatory impact where women are concerned. It is
also mandated to prepare a compendium of best practices related to the elimination of laws that discriminate against women or are discriminatory to women in terms of implementation or impact as well as to undertake a study on the way and means it can cooperate
with States to fulfill their commitments in that regard. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The five member of the working group were appointed by the Human Right Council in March 2011 and assumed
their functions on 1st May 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semilight",sans-serif;color:#262626">Overview of the mandate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">At its fifteenth session, the Human Rights Council adopted by consensus <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fap.ohchr.org%2fdocuments%2fdpage_e.aspx%3fsi%3dA%2fHRC%2fRES%2f15%2f23&c=E,1,YL27jiA5Cv9aISQD_idpPyTkxrufFZakELMJv_ChcHyIIc9gesi0pjlJPV0V24XoK3QRZuzwUm5zxf451bP693A6zjL_oOtfv1OFNBhjuIG4tSPP_0d5EqYCrGuJ&typo=1"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">resolution
15/23</span></a> to establish, for a period of three years, a working group of five independent experts, of balanced geographical representation, on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">As it is stated in this resolution, the main tasks which define the mandate are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">To develop a dialogue with States, the relevant United Nations entities, national human rights institutions, experts on different legal systems, and civil society organizations to identify, promote
and exchange views on best practices related to the elimination of laws that discriminate against women or are discriminatory to women in terms of implementation or impact and, in that regard, to prepare a compendium of best practices;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">To undertake a study, in cooperation with and reflecting the views of States and relevant United Nations entities, national human rights institutions and civil society organizations, on the ways
and means in which the working group can cooperate with States to fulfil their commitments to eliminate discrimination against women in law and in practice;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">To make recommendations on the improvement of legislation and the implementation of the law, to contribute to the realization of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular goal 3 on the promotion
of gender equality and the empowerment of women;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">To work in close coordination, in the context of the fulfilment of its mandate, with other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Council, relevant United Nations entities, including
the Commission on the Status of Women and UN Women and, in particular, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and other treaty bodies, within their respective mandates, with a view to avoiding unnecessary duplication;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">To take into account the views of other stakeholders, including relevant regional human rights mechanisms, national human rights institutions and civil society organizations;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">To submit an annual report to the Council, starting at its twentieth session, on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, and on good practices in eliminating such discrimination,
drawing upon the findings of the United Nations human rights machinery and the broader United Nations system;<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">At its twenty-third session, the Human Rights Council adopted by consensus <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fap.ohchr.org%2fdocuments%2fdpage_e.aspx%3fsi%3dA%2fHRC%2fRES%2f23%2f7&c=E,1,Yd4xYw9kNyxlcpxCTdalqm5WJy1tbZdxl3Bz6cemqJDqSDbw1WkSiA8EqbTv8NMwVCG9hPr9UlwBn-oho6M8bJSyqrK2wDWCyOQ-FnSXp_s,&typo=1"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">resolution
23/7 </span></a> extending the mandate of the Working Group for a period of three years on the same terms as provided for by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 15/23. Among other priorities, the new resolution:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Calls upon all States to cooperate with and assist the Working Group in its task, to supply all necessary available information requested by it and to give serious consideration to responding
favourably to its requests to visit their country to enable it to fulfil its mandate effectively;
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Calls upon States and urges institutions of global governance, including the United Nations, to promote women’s equal access to decision-making positions and processes, and encourages them to
appoint and promote women staff members in order to guarantee women’s equal participation;
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Invites relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, treaty bodies and civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations, as well as the private sector, to cooperate fully
with the Working Group in the fulfilment of its mandate, and requests the Working Group to continue its cooperation with the Commission on the Status of Women;
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Requests the Working Group to continue to work on its thematic priorities, namely, political and public life, economic and social life, family and cultural life, and health and safety, and to
dedicate specific attention to good practices that have contributed to mobilizing society as a whole, including men and boys, in the elimination of discrimination against women;
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l13 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Requests the Working Group, in the discharge of its mandate, to offer support to States’ initiatives to address multiple forms of discrimination against women and girls when implementing their
obligations as State parties to relevant international human rights treaties with regard to civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights, and related commitments, where applicable;<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">At its thirty-two session of June 2016, the Human Rights Council adopted by consensus resolution 32/4
extending for the second time the mandate of the Working Group for a period of three years.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The Working Group's thematic reports on political and public life, economic and social life, and cultural
and family life and health and safety are to be found <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fIssues%2fWomen%2fWGWomen%2fPages%2fAnnualreports.aspx&c=E,1,PKkMqVcbDMXbX82TPwI-y_EgZRhSmbMWJfnHs5MrliQRAXjebX_tcUMU-_ZIo8em1ElrVOr3SLKd6Yv_FfyXQ8_1sj6WitzwBEQsy2asGVAvAhyjAYZ5VQ,,&typo=1">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Semilight",sans-serif;color:#262626"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fIssues%2fWomen%2fWGWomen%2fPages%2fSubmissionInformation.aspx&c=E,1,qA5_iqQCCFz_S19TeqOZwLqCTOl7eCtzZye5kkdffp7mPV1tqDD9aY3rgUPsTdV1lRs34dadeYBH45p7sgs9CDSE__oWPrujOyHhyoz5PiuF11QIWRVrCHqC&typo=1">http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Women/WGWomen/Pages/SubmissionInformation.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semilight",sans-serif;color:#262626">Submitting information to the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and
in practice</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0" width="97%" style="width:97.0%;background:#E9EEF5">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice welcomes any information in relation to its
mandate. Such information should be submitted by email at: <a href="mailto:wgdiscriminationwomen@ohchr.org">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">wgdiscriminationwomen@ohchr.org</span></a> or
<a href="mailto:urgent-action@ohchr.org"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">urgent-action@ohchr.org</span></a>
<br>
or by mail at: Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice<br>
c/o OHCHR-UNOG<br>
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights<br>
Palais Wilson<br>
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland<br>
Fax: +41 22 917 90 06 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">In the framework of its mandate, the Working Group receives information related to cases or situations
of alleged discrimination against women in law and in practice. <br>
The Working Group engages in communications with Governments and other actors on issues falling within its mandate. To the limit of its available resources, it invites comments on allegations, seeking clarification on steps being taken by the authorities to
redress the alleged discrimination in accordance with the State’s international legal obligations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Communications of the Working Group deal with allegations relating to laws, policies or practices
that discriminate against women in general, as well as with allegations in relation to cases involving an individual woman or a particular group of women. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The dialogue established with Governments through communications does not constitute a statement of
facts on the part of the Working Group; it rather aims to encourage the Government concerned to investigate the situation and take all necessary steps to immediately redress any existing case of discrimination and prevent any future recurrence of the discrimination
against women in law or in practice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The framework of discrimination</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Definition of discrimination
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The definition of discrimination against women used by the Working Group is taken from article 1 of
the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) which provides that "discrimination against women shall mean any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing
or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.”
The Working Group also refers to <a href="http://daccess-ods.un.org/access.nsf/Get?Open&DS=CEDAW/C/GC/28&Lang=E">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">General Recommendation 28</span></a> of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on the core obligations of States parties under article 2 of CEDAW,<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2ftbinternet.ohchr.org%2f_layouts%2ftreatybodyexternal%2fDownload.aspx%3fsymbolno%3dE%2fC.12%2fGC%2f20%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,3LefLY33KZwZ6AQzurBWG_2plVy4EAQt6ctFV13kuvBIaeDEYXifbLf8G970Ka19jjHa2lB31CM7S38cVEaXKJGi9c1Y5mM5FJX2XDZXEvDYFF0uYA,,&typo=1"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">
General Comment 20</span></a> of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights, and
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2ftbinternet.ohchr.org%2f_layouts%2ftreatybodyexternal%2fDownload.aspx%3fsymbolno%3dCCPR%2fC%2f21%2fRev.1%2fAdd.10%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,bU1m7ew4dMnkpKx5UZzkxg2UxZdyxREozhS4AEdxprs4Z5jcFXs5XoYNMdwI8Czy-S8yXUBM0mrMM_XDdVs75h4FyyfOagM4QEBTSuTUQED2hU_aOQ,,&typo=1">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">General Comment 28</span></a> of the Human Rights Committee on the equality of rights between men and women. The Working Group also refers to
<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/recommendations/General%20recommendation%2025%20(English).pdf">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">General Recommendation 25</span></a> of the CEDAW Committee on temporary special measures which are provided for by article 4 of the Convention in order to achieve women’s equal opportunity and treatment.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Direct and indirect discrimination</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The definition of discrimination against women is broad and not only covers the direct types of discrimination
no matter whether intended or not, but also other forms, which result from laws, policies and/or practices that are formally gender neutral but that, in practice, have a disproportionately negative impact on women (indirect discrimination).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo5">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">De jure and de facto discrimination</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Discrimination can be de jure when the text of a law or policy contains discriminatory provisions
or de facto when the law or policy is not discriminatory in itself but its implementation and enforcement have a negative impact on women. De facto discrimination can also result from broader practices, as for example, culture, traditions, and stereotyping
which deny women full equality and enjoyment of rights. Longstanding historical and structural inequalities, in many cases faced by for example minority groups, can also contribute to de facto discrimination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Formal and substantive equality
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The Working Group recalls that CEDAW requires States to achieve not only purely formal or de jure
equality, that is equality between women and men in and before the law with respect to formal opportunities and treatment, but also de facto or substantive equality, whereby women enjoy equality with men in practice. The concept of substantive equality arose
out of the recognition that formal equality may not be sufficient to ensure that women enjoy the same rights as men.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo7">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Intersectional/ multiple forms of discrimination
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Human rights treaties prohibit discrimination on a number of grounds including sex, race, and national
or social origin. Notwithstanding, women are often discriminated against not only because of their sex and gender relations, but also because of their race or status in society or other defining characteristics. Intersectional/multiple forms of discrimination
thus arise from a combination of discriminatory treatments based on various grounds which produce compounded discrimination. It takes into account historical, social and political contexts and thus recognises the unique experience of women who have been targets
of discrimination on more than one ground. Women living in poverty, migrant women and non-citizens, women with disabilities, rural and indigenous women, minority women, including LBT women, older women, girls, women in conflict and post-conflict situations,
including women victims of gross human rights violations, refugee women, internally displaced and stateless women and women human rights defenders are often victims of intersectional/multiple forms of discrimination<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo8">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Systemic discrimination</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The Working Group recognizes discrimination against some groups that is pervasive and persistent and
deeply entrenched in social behaviour and organisation, often involving unchallenged or indirect discrimination. Such systemic discrimination can be understood, according to CESCR’s General Comment 20, as legal rules, policies, practices or predominant cultural
attitudes in either the public or private sector which create relative disadvantages for some groups, and privileges for other groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Other relevant issues
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l11 level1 lfo9">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Temporary Special Measures</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The Working Group recognizes the need for temporary special measures where necessary to accelerate
de facto equality in accordance with CEDAW General Recommendation 25 on temporary special measures.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Violence against women
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The Working Group regards violence against women as a cross-cutting issue and notes that CEDAW in
its <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/recommendations/recomm.htm#recom19">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">General Recommendation 19</span></a> on violence against women has held that “gender-based violence is a form of discrimination that seriously inhibits women's ability to enjoy rights and freedoms on a basis of
equality with men” and the Convention’s definition of discrimination “includes gender-based violence, that is, violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or that affects women disproportionately.” It might therefore send communications
jointly with the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and other relevant mandates who receive information and send communications on alleged cases of violence against women (see
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fIssues%2fWomen%2fSRWomen%2fPages%2fComplaints.aspx&c=E,1,sZUPlxp5GzV5uWxMBD1r8D5m4x9GZ0OMvCr900aK7aOrEXGJNGAilQ1EdF_AaFRZdq6b2liIZllOSvlQ6HmY3F3UGmFK5lZuBdc91pVWeg,,&typo=1"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Women/SRWomen/Pages/Complaints.aspx</span></a>).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Guidelines for submitting allegations of discrimination against women in law and in practice to
the Working Group</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">For cases involving individuals or groups of individuals:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The information should include, where applicable:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo11">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Who is the alleged victim(s</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">) (individual(s), community, group, etc.);
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo11">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Who is the alleged perpetrator(s) of the violation;</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> please provide substantiated information on all the actors involved,
including non-state actors if relevant;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo11">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Identification of the person(s) or organization(s) submitting the communication (this information will be kept confidential);</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
as a general rule, the identity of the source of information on the alleged violation is always kept confidential. When submitting information, please indicate which if any of the submitted information you would like to remain confidential;
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo11">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Where, what and how the alleged discrimination took place (date, place and detailed description of the circumstances);</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
the information submitted can refer to violations that are said to have already occurred, that are ongoing or about to occur. Information should include the legal remedies, if any, taken at the national level or regional level, and any other relevant information
on the various aspects of the case <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">For cases involving laws, policies and practices discriminating against women: The information should
include, where applicable: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo12">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Summary of a draft law, law, a policy or a practice</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">;
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">With regard to draft or existing legislation which allegedly discriminates against women, please list
the problematic provisions in a clear manner. If possible, please provide a copy of the legislative text in the original language as well as in English, French or Spanish (if not the original language).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo13">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Description of the effects of its implementation on women’s human rights;</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo14">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Concrete examples of discrimination against women, where available</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">The information should be submitted by any person or group of persons claiming to be the victim of
discriminatory laws or practices or having reliable knowledge of discriminatory laws and/or practices. The Working Group is open to receiving communications under any format. However communications should describe the facts related to the draft law or law
and policies, as well as on the discriminatory incidents and the relevant details referred to above clearly and concisely. As a general rule, communications that contain abusive language or that are obviously politically motivated will not be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Submitting the Information — contact information</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Anyone who wishes to submit information to the Working Group may do so in one of the following ways:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Email (preferred method):<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><a href="mailto:wgdiscriminationwomen@ohchr.org"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">wgdiscriminationwomen@ohchr.org</span></a> or
<a href="mailto:urgent-action@ohchr.org"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">urgent-action@ohchr.org</span></a>
<br>
the Subject Line of the email should refer to the mandate of the Working Group on discrimination against women
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Mail:<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice<br>
c/o OHCHR-UNOG<br>
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights<br>
Palais Wilson<br>
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Fax:<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">+41 22 917 90 06<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Follow-up
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Communications sent by the Working Group to Governments remain initially confidential until when these
and the answers from Governments are included in the Communications Report of Special Procedures submitted three times a year to the Human Rights Council. It is important for the Working Group to receive updated and relevant information on the situations referred
to in the complaints submitted to enable it to continue to follow-up on the issue through its dialogue with the involved Parties. Person(s) or organization(s) that have submitted information and complaints are urged to examine the response made by the Government
and to submit their comments, if necessary, to the Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444444">Also note that several other individual complaint mechanisms have been established as part of the
international human rights system. For more information please visit the <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fHRBodies%2fSP%2fPages%2fWelcomepage.aspx&c=E,1,v0eeVw5hhodGpmRV_IOdkaPSqjFy35v4128XZ1vLjRwP7GmsilYmwlSvA7rpeNxZjeuPVKLjjiJwXFwe9eke5kYA4zQSuLbtguN3toEYGCBr2F0Fse_WBub6&typo=1" title="Special Procedures page">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Special Procedures page</span></a> and the
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fHRBodies%2fTBPetitions%2fPages%2fHRTBPetitions.aspx&c=E,1,b6B2Z9ytF3tcAwk7GkH1cbLLDSh56myIqg5hyLubvO6TqoQ48b5B81ysu0t22QtTApFAVxAU9v1TS1HNih3i-rsqF1K-_aPcumtYkE9IBAo,&typo=1" title="Human Rights Bodies-Complaints Procedures page">
<span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Human Rights Bodies-Complaints Procedures page</span></a>, in particular the page providing information on how to use the
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ohchr.org%2fEN%2fProfessionalInterest%2fPages%2fOPCEDAW.aspx&c=E,1,sJ1dSPWDMfuJah8vyy8xvzJABfYI1WUexKxyc1XDBhrMdMev7cdfE02Co5U68LlmdzWb-L_fi7aCTeEWUVn0sGwZYT8ulSZoJJ7vK9vIgmgAdYHeeaedZLQ,&typo=1"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>