The selection and appointment of Special Procedure mandate holders, through a transparent and merit based process, on the basis of relevant expertise for the mandate in question, real and perceived independence, impartiality, personal integrity and objectivity are of crucial importance for the effective functioning of
The GQUAL Campaign, the International Disability Alliance and the International Disability and Development Consortium call upon States Parties to promote gender balance as well as quality and independence amongst the experts within the elections for the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD
What is the impact of having a more gender-balanced tribunal? Does this really affect the outcome of a decision? The question of whether or not women judges make a difference in court rulings has been long debated. While evidence from research is inconclusive, some of
The GQUAL Campaign called on current members of the Consultative Group of the Human Rights Council to take gender parity into account in the upcoming elections of mandate-holders that will take place during the 38th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC); and reiterated their
On February 6, 2018, in the framework of the hearings of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Linda Loaiza’s case was finally carried out. This iconic case of violence against women was plagued by irregularities, impunity and gender prejudice. But unlike many others, this is
The GQUAL Campaign and the International Disability Alliance call States Parties to the CRPD to undertake a participatory, democratic and quality nomination and election process in 2018 to achieve gender balance of CRPD Committee membership In June 2018, the Conference of States Parties to
The GQUAL Campaign called on current members of the Consultative Group of the Human Rights Council to take gender parity into account in the upcoming elections of mandate-holders that will take place during the 37th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC); and reiterated their
Washington D.C. and The Hague, November 22nd, 2017. – At its sixteenth session, taking place in New York in December 2017, the Assembly of States Parties will elect six new ICC judges (out of 18) to replace the judges whose terms will end in 2018.
October 29, 2017 / By Mary Dahdouh Globally, women occupy only 33% of the 599 seats found on the 91 adjudicatory bodies of international law. But when one excludes the committees and working groups on the rights of women and children, that number drops to
Ahead of the GQUAL Conference, the International Human Rights Law Clinic at the University of California, Berkely published a research paper that explores the international legal basis for gender parity outside of the CEDAW framework. The document identifies and analyzes complementary international human rights law