On #IWD GQUAL pauses to honor the struggle, the courage, the creativity, the sorority, and the persistence of all women who continue to make this world a better place by demanding and building gender equal societies and institutions. We celebrate the progress achieved so far,
GQUAL, CEJIL, Dejusticia, CELS, Red Jesuita con Migrantes (RJM-LAC), Amnesty International, Facultad de Derecho Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Diego Portales, Clínica Jurídica de Migrantes y Refugiados de la UDP and International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) call for gender
At the next General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the States Parties of the organization must elect four members to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), a fundamental body for the protection and promotion of human rights in the hemisphere. One
27/02/23 The GQUAL Campaign, the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), MENA Rights Group, REDRESS, OMCT, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and Amnesty International call on States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) to nominate and elect candidates in
Liliana Ronconi[i] Although the principle of equality and the prohibition of discrimination have been recognized since the emergence of various international human rights treaties, only in recent years have we made progress in recognizing that there are certain groups that are disadvantaged and that positive
Every year, GQUAL publishes the following ranking, which shows which countries have male and female national experts holding positions in international bodies monitored by the campaign, and the gender balance of that representation. The ranking does not intend to fully reflect the gender record of
In 2019 and with the leadership of Mexico, GQUAL worked on getting the Human Rights Council (HRC) to address the lack of equal representation of women in the United Nations (UN) human rights bodies. The result was Resolution 41/6, which recognizes the need to overcome
Last June 28, in the framework of the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council/ HRC in Geneva, we held an online side event with important experts.
29 May, 2022 His Excellency, Ambassador Federico VillegasPermanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at GenevaPresident of the United Nations Human Rights CouncilCC His Excellency, Mr. Kouadio Adjoumani, Coordinator of the African Regional GroupHis Excellency, Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi, Coordinator of the Asia Pacific