27/02/23 The GQUAL Campaign, the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), MENA Rights Group, REDRESS, OMCT, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and Amnesty International call on States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) to nominate and elect candidates in
Liliana Ronconi[i] Although the principle of equality and the prohibition of discrimination have been recognized since the emergence of various international human rights treaties, only in recent years have we made progress in recognizing that there are certain groups that are disadvantaged and that positive
Every year, GQUAL publishes the following ranking, which shows which countries have male and female national experts holding positions in international bodies monitored by the campaign, and the gender balance of that representation. The ranking does not intend to fully reflect the gender record of
In 2019 and with the leadership of Mexico, GQUAL worked on getting the Human Rights Council (HRC) to address the lack of equal representation of women in the United Nations (UN) human rights bodies. The result was Resolution 41/6, which recognizes the need to overcome
Last June 28, in the framework of the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council/ HRC in Geneva, we held an online side event with important experts.
29 May, 2022 His Excellency, Ambassador Federico VillegasPermanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at GenevaPresident of the United Nations Human Rights CouncilCC His Excellency, Mr. Kouadio Adjoumani, Coordinator of the African Regional GroupHis Excellency, Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi, Coordinator of the Asia Pacific
Last week GQUAL sent contributions to the process initiated by the HRC President to draft “Methods of Work of the Consultative Group (CG) of the Human Rights Council”. The CG has the important role of proposing candidates for the Special Procedures and GQUAL highlighted the
In September 2020, during the 38th Meeting of States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), States Parties will elect nine experts to the Human Rights Committee (HRC). The current composition of the HRC shows that there is no gender balance in
2019 was a busy year for the GQUAL Campaign. To date, GQUAL has successfully drawn global attention to the need and importance of women’s equal representation in international justice and the relation that exists between the lack of women in these bodies and the legitimacy