The Independent Commission for Human Rights to human rights and combined the standards of the previous instruments. It could be said to be a document that considers discrimination against women as a violation of the principle of equal rights and respect for human dignity. It reaffirms that human rights are inclusive, indivisible and inalienable. The following are the main three functions of CEDAW: 1. Interpretation of States’ obligations or responsibilities related to these rights; 2. Setting mechanisms to monitor the compliance of States with their obligations; 3. Ensuring enjoyment by individuals of special rights to make available an individual complaints mechanism (Optional Protocol) if any of their rights are subjected to violations. States’ and governments’ accession to international conventions is optional, but the States that choose to become party to these conventions are legally bound to put their provisions into practice and submit national reports on the measures they have taken to comply with the Convention’s obligations. Thus, when States ratify CEDAW, they must commit themselves to undertake two basic obligations: Legal obligation: to include the principle of equality into their national laws and legislation, and review their effective national laws to abrogate legislated discrimination against women (civil laws, labour law, penal law and other relevant laws); Practical obligation: a practical implementation of the principle of equality between men and women in accordance with the provisions of the Convention. This could be achieved through implementation of appropriate legislative and other relevant measures with a view to abrogate all discriminatory norms, customs and practices. 12