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
Two years ago, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) came together with representatives of States, and internationally renowned scholars, lawyers, jurists and activists, to launch the GQUAL Campaign at UN Headquarters in New York City. Our goal was to raise awareness about the
Argentina’s Attorney General Alejandra Gils Carbó, along with 20 other government representatives, signed the GQUAL Declaration. Read about the proceedings by clicking on the official press release (spanish only): http://www.fiscales.gob.ar/genero/el-ministerio-publico-adhirio-a-la-campana-para-la-paridad-de-genero-en-la-representacion-internacional/
Six civil society groups, among them GQUAL, presented a letter to the Consultative Group of the Human Rights Council in relation to the appointment of four Special Procedure mandate holders at the Human Rights Council’s 35th regular session. The appointment of independent, impartial, competent and
The GQUAL Campaign, in tandem with its partner organizations and individual members, submitted a letter today encouraging the new members of the Human Rights Council´s Consultative Group to adopt “Guidelines on Gender Parity” for the selection process of all UN special mandate holders. It would
Over the last ten years, the Human Rights Council (HRC) has made significant strides to close the gender gap among UN mandate holders, but there is still a lot of work to be done. In her latest post for the Human Rights Brief, GQUAL Secretariat
Santiago, Chile Tuesday, August 9, 2016. – Today, the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, joined GQUAL, a global campaign that promotes gender parity in international tribunals and monitoring bodies. Michelle Bachelet is the first woman president to sign the GQUAL Declaration and the second head