Johnston, Kerensa

This paper discusses the multiple ways in which Indigenous women experience discrimination. In the public sphere, this may occur through practices and policies that discriminate against and undermine the values of Indigenous women. In the private sphere, indigenous women face potentially life- threatening discrimination. The author considers possible solutions to these forms of discrimination. Specifically, the paper contemplates CEDAW and the Optional Protocol as possible means for Indigenous women to address rights violations and engages in an

This article discusses internal and external discrimination faced by Maori women in New Zealand and processes in international law available to those who wish to challenge discriminatory laws and practices. A concise explanation of the pre-colonial and post- colonial interpersonal relationship of Maori women precedes the author's discussion of legal remedies to discriminatory practices, which focus on the Optional Protocol procedure and the Women's Committee in the context of the Mana Wahine Claim. The author concludes that it may be appropriate for