GR39 Campaign Materials

Strategic Context

CEDAW General Recommendation No. 39 (GR39), adopted by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 2022, is a landmark international legal standard affirming the rights of Indigenous women and girls as land defenders, spiritual leaders, and rights-holders within both individual and collective frameworks.

The United States has not ratified CEDAW. PLUME positions GR39 not as an external framework dependent on federal action, but as a self-determined legal tool that Indigenous Nations, tribal governments, and Indigenous women's organizations can adopt and deploy now.

The GR39 Campaign Materials section on the PLUME website serves as the primary public access point for this campaign — supporting education, adoption, and advocacy at every level from tribal governance to international mechanisms.