The ICJ has made a submission to the CEDAW in advance of the examination of the combined combined initial and second periodic reports of Brunei Darussalam under Article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The ICJ submission draws the Committee’s attention to concerns related to the criminalisation of consensual adult sexual relations and marital rape.
The Committee will examine the combined initial and second periodic reports of Brunei during its 59th session from 20 October to 7 November 2014, following which it will adopt Concluding Observations setting out recommendations to the Government of Brunei Darussalam.