Marshall Islands and Fiji are among eight countries whose adherence to women's rights is being reviewed from this week by the United Nations.
Artwork at the Fiji Women's Rights Movement's headquarters in Suva, Fiji Photo: RNZI/Sally Round
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is meeting in Geneva from this week until 9 March to conduct the review
Other countries being reviewed are Malaysia, Chile, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Suriname, and Luxembourg.
The countries have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and are reviewed regularly by the Committee on how they are implementing the Convention.
The Committee, which is composed of 23 international independent experts on women's rights, will hold dialogues with delegations from the respective governments and will also be briefed by NGOs and national human rights institutions.
