CEDAW/C/60/D/51/2013
Annex
Decision of the Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women under the Optional Protocol
to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (sixtieth session)
concerning
Communication No. 51/2013 *
Submitted by:
Y.W. (represented by counsel,
Niels Erik Hansen)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Denmark
Date of communication:
2 January 2013 (initial submission)
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ,
established under article 17 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women,
Meeting on 2 March 2015,
Adopts the following:
Decision on admissibility
1.1 The author of the communication is Y.W., a Chinese national born in 196 7. She
sought asylum in Denmark; her application was rejected and, at the time of
submission of the communication, she was awaiting deportation to China. She
claims that such deportation would constitute a violation by Denmark of her rights
under articles 1 to 3, 12 and 15 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women, read in conjunction with the Committee ’s general
recommendation No. 19. The author is represented by counsel, Niels -Erik Hansen.
The Convention and the Optional Protocol thereto entered into force for the State
party on 21 May 1983 and 22 December 2000, respectively.
1.2 On 20 June 2014, the Committee, acting through the Working Group on
Communications under the Optional Protocol, decided, pursuant to rule 66 of its
rules of procedure, to examine the admissibility of the communication separately
from its merits.
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* The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present
communication: Ayse Feride Acar, Gladys Acosta Vargas, Magalys Arocha Dominguez, Barbara
Bailey, Niklas Bruun, Louiza Chalal, Náela Gabr, Hilary Gbedemah, Nahla Haidar, Ruth
Halperin-Kaddari, Yoko Hayashi, Lilian Hofmeister, Ismat Jahan, Dalia Leinarte, Lia Nadaraia,
Pramila Patten, Silvia Pimentel, Biancamaria Pomeranzi and Patricia Schulz.
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