Buenos Aires, March 10, 2021. On International Women’s Month we renew our commitment to continue working with States, International Organizations, civil society, and others to make gender parity in international justice a reality. Take a look at our 2020 work and join us as we continue
12 renowned women call on the States Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights to nominate and elect women to the highest Court of human rights in our region in order to achieve gender parity. Read the full letter here.
Last week GQUAL sent contributions to the process initiated by the HRC President to draft “Methods of Work of the Consultative Group (CG) of the Human Rights Council”. The CG has the important role of proposing candidates for the Special Procedures and GQUAL highlighted the
On November 30th, at the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) States Parties will elect 9 of the 18 members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the independent body of experts entrusted
Joint statement with the Institute for African Women in Law Washington D.C. and The Hague, October 30th, 2020. – On 11 November 2020, during its 75th session, the UN General Assembly and the Security Council will elect 5 judges (out of 15) for a term
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