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
One of GQUAL’s objectives is to spread information about the election process for international courts and monitoring organizations. In doing so, the campaign is hoping to generate awareness about the lack of women’s representation in these spaces. Through the Gqual Jobs Board, we monitor the
Originally posted at the Inter-Parliamentary Union´s website Gender equality is vital to realizing human rights for all; without it we have no hope of achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Yet no country has achieved full gender equality. When it comes to women’s participation in
ATLAS AND THE GQUAL CAMPAIGN CALL ON THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO REOPEN NOMINATIONS FOR JUDGES AT THE UN INTERNATIONAL RESIDUAL MECHANISM FOR CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS AND TO STRONGLY ENCOURAGE STATES TO NOMINATE QUALIFIED FEMALE CANDIDATES AND VOTE TAKING GENDER PARITY INTO ACCOUNT. GLOBAL, 28 November
Check out or Podcast with Melissa Upreti, Member the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice, where we discuss the importance of law with a gender based perspective! SPEAKER #PODCASTFORPARITY Melissa Upreti Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women
Check out our podcast with Ana María Menendez, UN Under Secretary General and Senior Advisor of the Secretary General on Policy, where we discuss the synergies between GQUAL and the UN Secretary General´s plan to promote parity within the United Nations! SPEAKER #PODCASTFORPARITY Ana María
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
President Trump provoked outrage and ridicule in January when he signed the anti-abortion “global gag rule” surrounded by a group of stern-looking white men. “As long as you live you’ll never see a photograph of 7 women signing legislation about what men can do with
On the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce’s Centennial celebration, Ambassador Marie Jacobsson, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and GQUAL signatory and partner-in-promoting-parity presented the Swedish Women’s Mediation Network (SWMN) during a symposium held at the Arbitration Institute. During her speech, Ms. Jacobsson referenced GQUAL’s work in