The letter, sent in on May 28, 2019, was addressed to the Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva and New York. Open NGO letter regarding the critical funding gap affecting UN human rights mechanisms and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human
International Women’s Day is an opportunity to reflect and learn from the many achievements in the fight for gender equality. It also allows us to restate our commitment to building societies free from gender-based violence and discrimination. One fundamental step in the path forward is
The equal and effective participation of women in all aspects of justice delivery is a human right and a crucial element of good governance, reaffirmed by Sustainable Development Goals 5 (gender equality and women’s empowerment) and 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions). Despite SDG 16’s
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
In light of our 3rd Anniversary, the GQUAL Campaign hosted a new version of our“#PodcastsforParity”- or #PodcastsforParityv.2.0 if you will- in collaboration with American University’s Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the Washington College of Law. Featuring GQUAL strategic advisers and supporters, each
You. Me. And this campaign make three…years of#ChangingthePicture. Check out our twitter @GqualCampaign starting today from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. EST for a walk down social media memory lane on some of GQUAL´s highlights (and be sure to tweet your own at us!)
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
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
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