One of GQUAL’s objectives is to spread information about the election process for international courts and monitoring organizations. In doing so, the campaign is hoping to generate awareness about the lack of women’s representation in these spaces. Through the Gqual Jobs Board, we monitor the
Call to submit inputs for the report of the Advisory Committee on current levels of representation of women in human rights organs and mechanisms On July 11, 2019, the Human Rights Council adopted Resolution A/HRC/41/L.6 on the “Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women
Originally posted at the Inter-Parliamentary Union´s website Gender equality is vital to realizing human rights for all; without it we have no hope of achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Yet no country has achieved full gender equality. When it comes to women’s participation in
The Center for Human Rights (CDH) at the Buenos Aires University School of Law (UBA) has been working with GQUAL since 2017 in different investigations. On this occasion, the CDH published a follow up report to the one published in 2018: “The unequal participation of
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ORGANIZED BY: GQUAL, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), Women@theTable, Center for Justice and SPONSORED BY: Permanent Mission of Mexico WHEN: 27, June, 2019 – 3.30 – 4.30 PM WHERE: Conference Room VIII, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10 WHAT: The forty first regular
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