Women's bill 'unites' Iran and US

Women's bill 'unites' Iran and US

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For more than 27 years, America and Iran have rarely seen eye-to-eye on anything.
So, how is it that these archrivals have a similar position, albeit for very different reasons, on a key women's rights convention?

Iran and the US are two of only eight countries that have not joined the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw).

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[edit on 31-7-2007 by UM_Gazz]

It seems that US opposition is based on constitutional grounds.

I'd be interested to hear how this affects the constitution.

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