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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2002

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is voting today on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international treaty the Bush administration is opposing.

The treaty was actually signed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 but has not been ratified. Secretary of State Colin Powell, however, claims it is both vague and complex.

Get the Story:
Senate Panel to Defy Bush, Vote on Women's Treaty (The Washington Post 7/18)

Relevant Links:
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw
Senate Foreign Relations Committe - http://foreign.senate.gov