CEDAW/C/59/D/49/2013 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Distr.: General 19 December 2014 Original: English Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Communication No. 49/2013 Decision adopted by the Committee at its fifty-ninth session (20 October-7 November 2014) 14-67406 (E) Submitted by: S.O. (represented by counsel, William Sloan) Alleged victim: The author State party: Canada Date of communication: 21 February 2013 (initial submission) References: Transmitted to the State party on 1 March 2013 (not issued in document form) Date of adoption of decision: 27 October 2014 190115 *1467406*

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