State organisations:

Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA)
National women’s machinery responsible for promoting the role and status of women in Cambodia – monitors and evaluates policies and programs on behalf of Cambodian women, and assesses the contributions of women to achieving the Government’s goals.

Cambodian National Council for Women (CNCW)
Responsible for advocacy, monitoring and reporting on international obligations. Chaired by the Minister of Women’s Affairs and comprised of Secretaries of States from each of 12 line ministries and representatives from the Cambodian Human Rights Commission and the Cambodian National Council for Children. The CNCW is responsible for preparing reports on the implementation of CEDAW.

NGOs coordinating CEDAW monitoring and reporting:

Cambodian Committee for Women (CAMBOW)
A network of Cambodian NGOs focused on women’s advancement through education, training, research, documentation and advocacy.  CAMBOW co-produced the first-ever CEDAW NGO shadow report with the Cambodian NGO CEDAW Committee in 2005.

Cambodian NGO CEDAW Committee
A network of 68 Cambodian NGOs that monitors and promotes the implementation of CEDAW in Cambodia. It coordinated the drafting of the first-ever CEDAW NGO Shadow Report in 2005 together with CAMBOW.

NGOs using CEDAW in their work:

Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC)

Advocates for gender equity and the empowerment of women through training, information-sharing and network building. GADC has trainers that are able to deliver training on CEDAW and the MDGs.

Cambodian Men’s Network
Coordinated by GADC, the network mobilizes Cambodian men to work for the prevention of violence against women.   

Peace and Development Institute
Advocates for promoting and protecting human rights, rule of law, good governance; focuses on the right to food and sustainable livelihood systems.

SILAKA
Focuses on building capacity of local public, private and government institutions through education and training to advance development and human security. SILAKA has produced training material on CEDAW and the MDGS for use in workshops for government agencies and NGOs.

Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
Advocates for respect and protection of human rights in Cambodia. Chairs the CAMBOW coalition and has led a review examining whether laws related to violence against women contain discriminatory provisions that ultimately contravene CEDAW principles.

Cambodian Women’s Crisis Centre (CWCC)
Provides assistance to women and children who are victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse and human trafficking.

Women’s Media Centre of Cambodia
Delivers innovative, national awareness and informative programs on issues affecting contemporary Cambodia, with a special focus on the roles and rights of Cambodian women.

Cambodia Project Against Domestic Violence (PADV)
Focused on the prevention and elimination of domestic violence through education, public awareness and capacity-building.

Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL)

Committee to Promote Women in Politics (CPWP)
A coalition of 7 NGOs, with SILAKA is its secretariat. Advocates for women’s participation in politics; provides training and capacity-building for women’s candidates; conducts voter-awareness programmes. Conducted a wide-ranging advocacy campaign using CEDAW as a framework during the 2007 commune elections in Cambodia.

State organisations:

Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (MWFCD)
National women’s machinery responsible for overseeing CEDAW implementation and coordinating the State’s obligations. Also responsible for implementation of a National Policy on Women.

National Human Rights Institutions:

Suhakam – Human Rights Commission of Malaysia
National human rights watchdog, established by the Malaysian parliament in 1999.

NGOs coordinating CEDAW monitoring and reporting:

National Council of Women’s Organisations (NCWO)
Coalition that coordinated first NGO Shadow Report in collaboration with the Women’s Aid Organisation in 2003-2005; submitted to CEDAW committee’s review of Malaysia’s initial and second reports in 2006.

Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO)
Provides shelter and counseling to women in crisis, and advocates for reform in laws and policies that discriminate against women. Coordinated the first NGO Shadow Report with the National Council of Women’s Organisations in 2003-2005.

NGOs using CEDAW in their work:

Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG)
A coalition of women’s groups consisting of Women's Aid Organisation (WAO), All Women's Action Society (AWAM), Women's Centre for Change (WCC), Sisters in Islam (SIS) and Empower (Pusat Janadaya). Since 1985, JAG has focused its efforts on championing issues related to violence against women, Islamic family laws, and other laws that discriminate against women.

All Women’s Action Society (AWAM)
Advocates for gender equality and women’s empowerment; conducts public education and awareness campaigns, and offers counseling and legal aid for women in crisis.

Women’s Centre for Change (WCC)
Provides immediate services for women needing crisis intervention; carries out programmes to promote gender equality.

Sisters in Islam (SIS)
Advocates for the rights of women within the framework of Islam; conducts research and advocacy, public education programmes, and offers legal assistance.

Empower (Pusat Janadaya)
NGO focused on the rights of women and children, especially from marginalized communities; conducts training for women and youth on human rights issues.

State organisations:

Women’s Desk, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
Tasked with coordinating the state’s obligations to CEDAW, and acting as secretariat to the Inter-Ministry Committee on CEDAW which monitors the implementation of the Convention.

NGOs coordinating CEDAW monitoring and reporting:

AWARE
Advocates for gender equality and women’s empowerment, including a focus on issues such as violence against women, workplace sexual harassment, women’s body image and CEDAW implementation in Singapore. AWARE submitted a Shadow report in 2007 when the CEDAW Committee reviewed Singapore’s third periodic report. This was the second shadow report submitted by AWARE.

Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations
Umbrella national coordinating body for women’s organisations in Singapore; submitted an NGO shadow report in 2007.