10- تفرض المادتان 2 و3 التزاما شاملا بالقضاء على التمييز بجميع أشكاله، بالإضافة إلى الالتزامات المحددة الواردة في المواد 5 إلى 16.
States parties' reports also disclose that polygamy is practised in a number of countries. Polygamous marriage contravenes a woman's right to equality with men, and can have such serious emotional and financial consequences for her and her dependants that such marriages ought to be discouraged and prohibited.