CONVENTION ON THE POLITICAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN — Rwanda law | Esheria

CONVENTION ON THE POLITICAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Women are entitled to vote in all elections on equal terms with men, without discrimination.

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Rwanda
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Women are entitled to vote in all elections on equal terms with men, without discrimination. Women are entitled to stand for election to all publicly elected bodies on equal terms with men, without discrimination. Women are entitled to hold public office and perform public functions on equal terms with men, without discrimination. This article says the Convention is open for signature by UN Member States and invited other states, must be ratified, and ratification instruments must be deposited with the UN Secretary-General. States referred to in article IV may accede to the Convention by depositing an instrument of accession with the UN Secretary-General.