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The convention is an international legal instrument that requires countries to eliminate discrimination against women and girls in all areas and promotes women's and girls' equal rights. Last week, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women said the Philippines breached its obligations under the CEDAW. “It is therefore of extreme urgency that the Philippine government take immediate measures to provide reparations to the survivors and the families of victims of the wartime sexual violence of the Japanese Imperial Army,” she wrote in her resolution. “The advances made by the Philippines to address gender inequality and sexual violence in contemporary times only highlight the inexcusable fight for victims of wartime sexual violence… There is only a small window of time to make meaningful reparations as many of the survivors have already passed away and the few that remain are in their twilight years,” Hontiveros said. Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday filed a Senate resolution urging the Philippine government to fulfill its treaty obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and provide “just and meaningful” reparations to World War 2 “comfort women” and their families.