CEDAW/C/50/D/26/2010
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 (fiftieth session)
concerning
Communication No. 26/2010
Submitted by:
Guadalupe Herrera Rivera (represented by counsel,
Rachel Benaroch)
Alleged victim:
The author
State party:
Canada
Date of communication:
15 September 2010 (initial submission)
Date of adoption of decision:
18 October 2011
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 18 October 2011,
Adopts the following:
Decision on admissibility
1.1
The author of the communication, dated 15 September 2010, is Guadalupe Herrera
Rivera, a national of Mexico born in 1976. She claims that her deportation from Canada to
Mexico would violate her rights under article 1, article 2, paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), article 5
(a) and article 24 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women (“the Convention”). The author is represented by counsel. The Convention and its
Optional Protocol entered into force for the State party on 10 December 1981 and 18 October
2002, respectively.
1.2
The author requested interim measures of protection, in accordance with article 5,
paragraph 1, of the Optional Protocol.
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2
The following members of the Committee participated in the examination of the present communication:
Ms. Ayse Feride Acar, Ms. Nicole Ameline, Ms. Magalys Arocha Domínguez, Ms. Violet Awori, Ms.
Barbara Bailey, Ms. Olinda Bareiro Bobadilla, Mr. Niklas Bruun, Ms. Náela Gabr, Ms. Ruth HalperinKaddari, Ms. Yoko Hayashi, Ms. Ismat Jahan, Ms. Soledad Murillo de la Vega, Ms. Pramila Patten, Ms.
Silvia Pimentel, Ms. Maria Helena Pires, Ms. Victoria Popescu, Ms. Zohra Rasekh, Ms. Patricia Schulz,
Ms. Dubravka Šimonović and Ms. Zou Xiaoqiao.