Washington D.C. and The Hague, October 29th, 2020. – At its nineteenth session, taking place in December 2020, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) will elect 6 new ICC judges (out of 18) to replace the judges whose terms will end in 2021. The current
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
Now, the Consultative Group should adopt Gender Parity Guidelines at HRC44 to ensure gender parity at the Special Procedures . The upcoming 44th Human Rights Council (HRC) session presents an opportunity to reverse the historic absence of women in two important Rapporteurships: the Special Rapporteurship
New deadline is 29 May 2020 The HRC Advisory Committee extended its deadline to 29 May 2020 to receive contributions and inputs from relevant stakeholders, including Member States, international and regional organizations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the special
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
Call to submit inputs for the report of the Advisory Committee on current levels of representation of women in human rights organs and mechanisms On July 11, 2019, the Human Rights Council adopted Resolution A/HRC/41/L.6 on the “Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women
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
The Center for Human Rights (CDH) at the Buenos Aires University School of Law (UBA) has been working with GQUAL since 2017 in different investigations. On this occasion, the CDH published a follow up report to the one published in 2018: “The unequal participation of
ORGANIZED BY: GQUAL, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Women@theTable, Center for Justice and SPONSORED BY: Permanent Mission of Mexico WHEN: 27, June, 2019 – 3.30 – 4.30 PM WHERE: Conference Room VIII, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10 WHAT: The forty first regular