Buenos Aires, April 27, 2016.- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, Susana Malcorra, presided over the act of accession to GQUAL, a campaign which seeks to promote gender parity in international tribunals and monitoring bodies yesterday at the Palacio San Martin. The Minister invited other
New York, March 16, 2016.- The president of the Republic of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera, today joined GQUAL, a global campaign that seeks to promote gender parity in courts and international bodies, making him the first head of State to sign the initiative. His
2016 is shaping out to be a big year for the United Nations. Not only is the race for the next Secretary General underway, but 6 out of the 10 UN human rights treaty bodies will experience leadership transitions. Additionally, several UN Special Procedures, and
Dear Gqualizers, Women are underrepresented in most of the international tribunals and monitoring bodies that make important decisions for societies. Join us on International Women´s Day March 8th at 1:00 p.m. EST for a conversation on twitter where we take on the following question: Why
50 new cases for ICSID at 50 Lacey Yong • Friday, 16 October 2015 (6 hours ago) In its 50th year, ICSID has for the first time registered more than 50 new cases in a year, bringing the total number of cases that have been
Washington, D.C. and Panama City, November 24, 2015.- On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama, Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado joined GQUAL, a global
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights recently published a webpage that tracks nomination and election deadlines for Treaty Body Members. Each Treaty body——examples of which include the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) or the Human Rights Committee (HRCttee)—is composed of
Next week, GQUAL campaign representatives will be hosting an informational meeting at the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 62nd Session in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting, which is being sponsored by the Campaign, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL),
Washington, D.C. & New York City. 17 September 2015.- Representatives from five governments; hundreds of individuals from civil society, including activists, journalists, scholars, public officials, and international jurists gathered to support the launch of a global campaign that seeks to promote gender parity in international
Global campaign seeks to achieve gender parity across international tribunals & other monitoring bodies. Media Advisory Women are underrepresented across almost all international and regional tribunals, and monitoring bodies in charge of making important decisions for societies, including issues of human rights, borders, security and