Summary

This chapter on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is excerpted from the book Faith in United Nations Human Rights Treaties, edited by Michael Wiener, Ibrahim Salama and Britta Nicolmann and published by the University for Peace, the British University in Egypt and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (January 2026). It provides a thorough analysis of the CEDAW Committee’s rich jurisprudence on religion and women’s rights. The chapter was authored by Nahla Haidar El Addal, Nicole Ameline, Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, Hilary Gbedemah, Bandana Rana and Britta Nicolmann.