GQUAL

May, 06

Joint Letter to States Parties on the 2025 elections to UN CAT

Mar, 20

Election of a woman as the next Assistant Secretary General of the OAS

Feb, 18

Introducing the GQUAL Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Advancing Women’s Representation in International Human Rights Bodies

UPCOMING
APPOINTMENTS

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Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic

60th session of the Human Rights Council (8 September to 3 October 2025)

28/05/2025
Nomination deadline

Committee against Torture (CAT)

Treaty Bodies - UNITED NATIONS HRC 2025

5 SEATS AVAILABLE

16/06/2025
Nomination deadline

01/10/2025
Election date

Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, member from Asia-Pacific States

59th session of the Human Rights Council (16 June to 11 July 2025)

30/04/2025
Nomination deadline

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GQUAL monitors 102 international bodies
with 617 available positions

Women represent 44% of the international positions
monitored by GQUAL

Women represent only 28% of the seats in International Tribunals.

To date 7 out of 59 UN Special Procedures
have never been held by a woman.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

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March 14, 2025

The Tipping Point: Why Women’s Leadership in International Decision-Making Spaces Can’t Wait

February 19, 2025

Introducing the GQUAL Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Advancing Women’s Representation in International Human Rights Bodies

NEWS

Closing the #GR40Symposium: Advancing Women’s Equal Representation in Global Decision-Making

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Joint Letter to States Parties on the 2025 elections to UN CAT

Election of a woman as the next Assistant Secretary General of the OAS

Introducing the GQUAL Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Advancing Women’s Representation in International Human Rights Bodies

UPCOMING
APPOINTMENTS

Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic

Committee against Torture (CAT)

Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, member from Asia-Pacific States

RANKING
AND DATA

WHAT’S HAPPENING

The Tipping Point: Why Women’s Leadership in International Decision-Making Spaces Can’t Wait

Introducing the GQUAL Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Advancing Women’s Representation in International Human Rights Bodies

Closing the #GR40Symposium: Advancing Women’s Equal Representation in Global Decision-Making

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#CHANGETHEPICTURE

Joint Letter to States Parties on the 2025 elections to UN CAT

Election of a woman as the next Assistant Secretary General of the OAS

Introducing the GQUAL Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Advancing Women’s Representation in International Human Rights Bodies

UPCOMING APPOINTMENTS

Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic

Committee against Torture (CAT)

Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, member from Asia-Pacific States

RANKING AND DATA

WHAT’S HAPPENING

The Tipping Point: Why Women’s Leadership in International Decision-Making Spaces Can’t Wait

Introducing the GQUAL Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Advancing Women’s Representation in International Human Rights Bodies

Closing the #GR40Symposium: Advancing Women’s Equal Representation in Global Decision-Making

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