CEDAW/C/51/D/19/2008 Annex Views of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women under article 7, paragraph 3, of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (fifty-first session) concerning Communication No. 19/2008* ** Submitted by: Cecilia Kell (not represented by counsel) Alleged victim: The author State party: Canada Date of the communication: 24 June 2008 (initial submission) References: Transmitted to the State party on 28 August 2008 (not issued in document form) The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, established under article 17 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Meeting on 28 February 2012, Adopts the following: Views under article 7, paragraph 3, of the Optional Protocol 1. The author of the communication, dated 24 June 2008, is Cecilia Kell, a Canadian aboriginal woman living in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The author claims to be the victim of violations by Canada of her rights under articles 1; 2, paragraphs (d) and (e), 14, paragraph 2 (h), 15, paragraphs 1-4, and 16, paragraph 1(h), of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (hereinafter ―Convention‖). The author is acting on her own behalf and is not represented by counsel. The Convention and its Optional Protocol entered into force for Canada on 10 December 1981 and 18 January 2003, respectively. * ** 2 The following members of the Committee participated in the adoption of the present communication: Ms. Magalys Arocha Dominguez, Ms. Violet Tsisiga Awori, Ms. Barbara Evelyn Bailey, Ms. Olinda Bareiro-Bobadilla, Mr. Niklas Bruun, Ms. Naela Mohamed Gabr, Ms. Soledad Murillo de la Vega, Ms. Violeta Neubauer, Ms. Pramila Patten, Ms. Victoria Popescu, Ms. Zohra Rasekh, Ms. Patricia Schulz, Ms. Dubravka Šimonović and Ms. Zou Xiaoqiao. The text of one individual opinion (dissenting), signed by Ms. Patricia Schulz, is included in the present document.