Bangladesh’s Compliance with the?Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Date: September 4, 2026
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Death Penalty, Women's Rights
Mechanism: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Report Type: List of Issues Prior to Reporting
Partners: Capital Punishment Justice Project, International Federation for Human Rights, Odhikar, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Death Penalty, Women's Rights
Mechanism: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Report Type: List of Issues Prior to Reporting
Partners: Capital Punishment Justice Project, International Federation for Human Rights, Odhikar, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
This report addresses Bangladesh’s compliance with the Convention in relation to the death penalty, which the Committee did not specifically address in its 2016 Concluding Observations. The report goes over Women in conflict with the law, including women facing the death penalty, face discrimination in criminal legal proceedings and other barriers to accessing justice. There is also gender-based violence that is seen throughout the legal system.
