RESEARCH, ADVOCACY &
RESOURCES
Check out in this section our research, advocacy actions and some of the international documents, resolutions, and reports (many of them shaped by GQUAL) that we believe are key to push for gender parity and improved selection procedures for international positions. Make sure to use the TOPICS in the Footer no navigate through the content.
RESEARCH
Human Rights Council: Resolution 56/22
Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls. Follows up on the implementation of the recommendations included in the Report of the Advisory Committee 47/51. (July, 2024)
The Potential of CEDAW Article 8 Towards Achieving Substantive Equality in International Representation and Decision-making
Summary of the CEDAW Committee’s reporting practices and trends across three decades
October 1, 2023
Article 8 of the CEDAW
Paper on the essential stepping stone towards ensuring gender parity in international tribunals and monitoring bodies
September 15, 2015
UN HRC Advisory Committee 30th Session. Public meeting: review of methods of work
Oral Statement by GQUAL
August 21, 2023
Trends, Obstacles, Good Practices and Recommendations Regarding Women’s Participation in Political and Public Life
Summary of the work of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women and girls
The unequal participation of women in international organizations. Are States accountable? | Working Paper No. 3
Working Paper No. 3
Measures to Address the Underrepresentation of Women in International Human Rights Organs and Mechanisms
GQUAL inputs and recommendations for the development of the Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
Gender parity as a way to strengthen the UN Treaty Bodies.
Submission by GQUAL to the Questionnaire circulated by OHCHR in relation to General Assembly Resolution 68/268
Achieving Gender Parity on International Judicial and Monitoring Bodies
Analysis of International Human Rights Laws and Standards Relevant to the GQUAL Campaign
Working Paper No. 4
The unequal participation of women in international organizations. Are States accountable? | Working Paper No. 2
Working Paper No. 4
The Representation of Women in the International Justice System
GQUAL and Centro de Derechos Humanos, UBA Law School
Working Paper No. 1
Gender Equality in International Tribunals and Bodies
A conceptual document for the launch of the GQUAL Campaign.
September 15, 2015
ADVOCACY
Open Letter to the HRC Consultative Group
Adoption of Gender Parity Guidelines by the HRC’s Consultative Group
August 20, 2024
GQUAL Campaign Urges UK Government to Address the Lack of Gender Equality in European Court of Human Rights
May 24, 2024
GQUAL’s written submission to the CEDAW Committee GR 40 draft (April, 2024)
Comments on the draft by the GQUAL Campaign
April 22, 2024
GQUAL Urges States to Rectify Deficit in Number of Women Nominated and Appointed as members of the Human Rights Committee — The Time is Now to Achieve Gender Balance in Membership, for First Time in 48 Years
March 12, 2024
Open letter to UN Western European and Other States Regional Group (March, 2024)
Request to ensure gender parity in the HRC Consultative Group's composition (2024-2025)
March 7, 2024
Open letter to UN African States Regional Group (March, 2024)
Request to ensure gender parity in the HRC Consultative Group's composition (2024-2025)
March 7, 2024
Open letter to UN Latin American & Caribbean States Regional Group (March, 2024)
Request to ensure gender parity in the HRC Consultative Group's composition (2024-2025)
March 7, 2024
Open letter to UN Eastern European States Regional Group (March, 2024)
Request to ensure gender parity in the HRC Consultative Group's composition (2024-2025)
March 7, 2024
Open Letter to the UN WG on Discrimination against Women and Girls (February, 2024)
Introducing the GQUAL Campaign
February 24, 2024
HRC33 JOINT NGO ORAL STATEMENT ANNUAL DISCUSSION
HRC33 Joint NGO Oral Statement Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council.
January 27, 2024
Open letter to States Parties to the ICESCR and the ECOSOC to ensure gender parity
November 17, 2023
Open Letter to the HRC Advisory Committee (Aug, 2023)
Follow up on the AC’s report on the representation of women in human rights organs and mechanisms (A/HRC/47/51)
August 22, 2023
Open Letter to the HRC Consultative Group (July, 2023)
Adoption of Gender Parity Guidelines by the HRC’s Consultative Group
July 6, 2023
Letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council
About the next Special Rapporteur on Torture
May 27, 2023
Open Letter to States Parties to the ICRMW (February, 2023)
NGOs call for gender parity in the next composition of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW)
February 21, 2023
CEDAW Committee general discussion on the new General Recommendation “Equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems” | Oral Statement
CEDAW Committee
February 21, 2023
CEDAW Committee general discussion on the new General Recommendation “Equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems”| Written
Written submission by GQUAL
February 21, 2023
Open Letter to States Parties to the UNCAT (February, 2023)
NGOs call for gender parity in the next composition of the Committee Against Torture (CAT)
February 21, 2023
Open Letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council (May, 2022)
Selection of the next Special Rapporteur on Torture (SRT)
May 20, 2022
Open Letter to the HRC Consultative Group (April, 2022)
April 19, 2022
UN HRC Advisory Committee 25th Session
Public Statement by GQUAL
February 21, 2021
Open Letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina (November, 2020)
NGOs urge to take gender parity into account and develop transparent and participatory nomination procedures
November 21, 2021
Letter to the CEDAW Committee (2016)
List of questions to ask States Parties under Article 8 of the Convention
October 25, 2020
Open letter to the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (July, 2020)
Election of new members to the Human Rights Committee (CCPR)
July 21, 2020
Open Letter to the HRC Consultative Group (June, 2020)
June 9, 2020
Open Letter to the to the Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva and New York (May, 2019)
NGOs addressed the critical funding gap affecting UN human rights mechanisms and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
May 21, 2019
Open letter to the HRC Consultative Group (May, 2019)
May 20, 2019
Open Letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (March 2019)
Introducing the GQUAL Campaign
March 13, 2019
Open Letter to the HRC Consultative Group (May, 2018)
May 20, 2018
Letter to the Consultative Group of the Human Rights Council- checklist for appointments of Special Procedure mandate holders
May 8, 2018
Open Letter to Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (March, 2018)
Requesting intervention before the HRC Consultative Group and encouraging its new members to adopt Parity Guidelines for the selection of Special Procedures members
March 25, 2018
Letter sent to the Human Rights Council Advisory Group in 2017. Written jointly with elements of civil society and interested parties.
April 27, 2017
RESOURCES
Human Rights Council: Resolution 56/22
Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls. Follows up on the implementation of the recommendations included in the Report of the Advisory Committee 47/51. (July, 2024)
CIM | ANNEX TO THE REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON BEST PRACTICES TO CONSOLIDATE GENDER PARITY AND EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION, AS WELL AS THE REPRESENTATION OF DIFFERENT LEGAL SYSTEMS IN THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT AND COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Inter-American Commission of Women Report | Gender parity, geographic balance and representation of legal systems
The Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) presented in June 2023 a report reflecting on the status of gender parity, geographical representation, and representation of different legal systems in the Inter-American Commission and Court on Human Rights and other bodies related to the Inter-American System
Gender parity, geographical balance and representation of legal systems in the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights | Infographic
Infographic
February 19, 2024
Human Rights Council Advisory Group: Information relevant to the selection of Special Procedures
Information on the selection and appointment process for independent United Nations experts of the Human Rights Council Advisory Group (the body responsible for pre-selecting candidates for special procedures)
Report with recommendations on best practices to consolidate gender parity
And equitable geographical distribution, as well as the representation of different legal systems in the inter-american court and commision on human rights
General Assembly ResolutionAG/CG/doc.10/22
“Promotion and Protection of Human Rights”
Human Rights Council: Resolution 50/18
Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls. Follows up on the implementation of the recommendations included in the Report of the Advisory Committee 47/51
Human Rights Council: Resolution 47/51
Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee.
Current levels of representation of women in human rights organs and mechanisms: ensuring gender balance.
General Assembly Resolution RES. 1149 (2278/20)
“Representation and Participation of Women in the OEA”
General Assembly Resolution RES. 2941 (XLIX-O/19)
“Promotion and Protection of Human Rights”
Human Rights Council: Resolution 41/6
Which draws attention to the lack of gender balance in the UN human rights bodies, including the Special Procedures, treaty bodies and the Council’s Advisory Committee and mandates the Advisory Committee to produce a report with good practices and recommendations
General Assembly Resolution RES. 2928 (XLVIII-O/18)
“Promotion and Protection of Human Rights”
General Assembly Resolution RES. 2908 (XLVII-O/17)
“Promotion and Protection of Human Rights”
Human Rights Council: Resolution 5/1 of 18
Establishing the need to give due consideration to gender balance in the selection of members of Special Procedures
General Assembly Resolution RES. 2887 (XLVI-O/16)
“Promotion and Protection of Human Rights”
Gender Parity Guidelines
Adopted by the Consultative Group in 2015 (without actual validity)
UN General Assembly: A/RES/68/268 68/268
Strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system
Resolution 1325 of October 31, 2000
On women, peace and security