Posts Tagged ‘human rights of women’
September 16, 2013
On 12 September 2013 Cynthia Rothschild delivered a statement the Human Rights Council on behalf of World Organization Against Torture, with Amnesty International, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, Association for Progressive Communications, Association for Women’s Rights in Development, Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Coalition of African Lesbians, Front Line Defenders, International Service for Human Rights, ISIS- WICCE, Latin American and the Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights, MADRE, Nazra for Feminist Studies, Urgent Action Fund, WOREC Nepal, and Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice.
“The Council has done strong work in support of the 6/30 gender integration resolution. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Center for Women's Global Leadership, Colombo, Gender identity, gender issues, human rights, human rights of women, OMCT, Sri Lanka, Sunila, Sunila Abeysekera, UN Human Rights Council, women human rights defenders, Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition
August 30, 2013
Via the Thomson Reuters Foundation Katherine Ronderos published on 23 August 2013 a detailed study on women human rights defenders [WHRDs] in Nepal. She writes that a decade-long conflict, sluggish peace and reconciliation process and delays in developing a new constitution, leave women human rights defenders in Nepal at great risk. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Advocacy Organizations, Domestic violence, human rights, human rights abuses, Human Rights and Liberties, human rights commitments, human rights of women, Katherine Ronderos, Nepal, Non-governmental organization, peace and reconciliation, reuters foundation, thomson reuters foundation, threats, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, UN, violence rape, women human rights defenders, Women's rights
June 21, 2013
On 15 June 2013, women human rights defenders Wajeha Al-Huwaider and Fawzia Al-Oyouni were sentenced to ten months imprisonment to be followed by a two-year travel ban
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Tags: AWID, domestic abuse, Fawzia Al-Oyouni, freedom of movement, Frontline Defenders, Human right, Human rights defender, Human Rights Defenders, human rights of women, marital relationship, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, Sharia, Wajeha Al-Huwaider, Women Human Rights, women human rights defenders
June 20, 2013
(Du Jirong, sister of human rights activist Du Bin, with sign saying “Du Bin is innocent” outside the Fengtai District Public)
The 41-year-old photographer and filmmaker Du Bin disappeared on May 31, weeks after he had released a documentary on the extreme conditions of Chinese labor camps in May, called Women Above Ghosts’ Heads. His film focused on Masanjia Women’s Labor Camp where many detainees were Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: China, detention, disappearances, Du Bin, Du Jirong, Epoch Times, Falun Gong, film makers, Hu Jia, human rights, Human rights defender, human rights of women, photo journalism, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, writer
June 18, 2013
In its concluding observations, the United Nations Committee on the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has asked Pakistan to improve in key areas of education, legislation, employment and public and political participation of women. The observation were shared and discussed at a consultation organised by Aurat Foundation. Human Rights activist Tahira Abdullah highlighted the challenges and constraints in the way of implementation of CEDAW and Naheed Aziz discussed role of civil society in application of CEDAW. ……. In its other recommendation regarding education, the committee has asked the government to prevent the occurrence of attacks and threats against educational institutions which undermine women and girls’ fundamental rights. The committee-members have urged Pakistani government to prevent, investigate, and punish gender-based violence by non-state actors in conflict affected areas and have suggested the government to conduct an assessment of the impact of the conflict situation on women and girls and strictly enact legislation regulating the trade, sale and possession of small arms. The Committee has asked the government to ensure the safety and protection of women human rights defenders and mobilize adequate resources to address the specific risks and security needs of women’s rights defenders.
via CEDAW calls for improvement in key areas of education, legislation, employment – thenews.com.pk.
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Tags: Aurat Foundation, CEDAW, CEDAW Committee, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, human rights, Human Rights Defenders, human rights of women, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Pakistan, protection, right to education, United Nations, women human rights defenders
June 4, 2013
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition submitted the following statement to the UN Human Rights Council whose Working Group on women’s equal, full and effective participation in Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Advocacy Organizations, Discrimination, equality, Human right, human rights, Human Rights and Liberties, human rights of women, United Nations Human Rights Council, women human rights defenders, Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition, Working Group
June 1, 2013
On 30 May 2013, human rights defender Ms Ye Haiyan was detained by police after being assaulted at her home in Guangxi province, China. Ye Haiyan is an advocate for the rights of sex workers and people living with HIV/AIDS. She has been consistently targeted over the past number of years because of her work.
Just before 12pm on 30 May 2013, a group of plainclothes women arrived at Ye Haiyan’s home and began to physically attack her. Ye Haiyan was alone with her 13-year-old daughter at the time and managed to send out a series of messages on Twitter appealing for help and asking her followers to report the incident Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: assault, cases of child abuse, child abuse, China, Frontline Defenders, Guangxi, guangxi province china, Hainan, hiv aids, Human rights defender, Human Rights Defenders, human rights of women, rights of children, self-defence, sex workers, woman human rights defender, Ye Haiyan
May 28, 2013
(Karim Lahidji, President of the International Federation of Human Rights(c) FRANCE 24)
Today Karim Lahidji was elected as new President of FIDH. He succeeds to Souhayr Belhassen who headed the Federation for six years. The vote was held during the 38th FIDH Congress in Istanbul where the FIDH member organisations were meeting to elect the new International Board and define the main FIDH orientations for the next three years. “
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Tags: Ales Bialiatski, FIDH, Human right, human rights, Human Rights Defenders, human rights of women, IADL, ICJ, International Federation for Human Rights, Iran, journalists, Karim Lahidji, MEA, Non-governmental organization, Souhayr Belhassen
April 23, 2013
You can now apply for ISHR‘s Geneva Training Course 2013. This advanced level training course will be held in Geneva from 26 May to 7 June, in parallel to the 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council. The course offers an opportunity for participants with existing advocacy experience at domestic or regional level to expand their knowledge and skills, and over the 2-week period in Geneva directly engage in lobbying and advocacy activities at the UN level. This new programme blends ISHR extensive training experience, with its unique access to the UN mechanisms in Geneva and its close collaboration with leading human rights organisations. It will combine a common intensive training course with supported lobbying and advocacy activities adapted to the areas of interest of participants, as well as peer education among different groups of defenders. The programme will consist of the following elements:
a) A short online learning component, which takes place prior to Human Rights Council sessions, and supports participants in consolidating existing knowledge and developing advocacy objectives;
b) An intensive course in Geneva during the beginning of the June 2013 session of the Human Rights Council, focusing on ways to use international human rights mechanisms and to influence outcomes at the Human Rights Council;
c) Specific advocacy at the Human Rights Council session, with regular feedback and peer education to learn from the experiences;
b) Where appropriate, common follow-up at national level.
It is directed at experienced human rights defenders at the national level who have already some prior knowledge of the international human rights system.
The 23rd session of the Human Rights Council, which runs in parallel, will among other things focus on the following key areas:
- A resolution to follow-up to the Council’s work combating discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity (the SOGI resolution).
- Thematic reports by the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women; Special Rap on Cultural Rights; Working Group on Discrimination Against Women
- Thematic Reports by Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression.
- Annual Full Day Discussion on Women’s Rights
- Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, the Forum on Business and Human Rights and a panel discussion on human rights and business
The draft programme of work of the Human Rights Council is expected to be published shortly, and will be available at http://bit.ly/pow-hrc23.
A description of the course, what is expected of participants and instructions on how to apply are available at http://bit.ly/gtc2013-tor.
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Tags: Geneva, Human right, human rights, Human Rights Council, Human Rights Defenders, human rights of women, International Service for Human Rights, intervention, lobbying, Special Rapporteur, training course, United Nations, United Nations Human Rights Council, Working Group
April 17, 2013
According to the ‘24.kg news agency‘ [only] 394 brides have been kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan in 2012. Ombudsman Tursunbek Akun said this at a meeting of the parliament Committee for Human Rights. He said that the number used to be much larger: “But the Ombudsman’s Institute, human rights defenders, journalists, and us – we all are working on it. We can see positive changes. Rate of brides kidnapping for forced marriage has decreased. A man who kidnapped a bride has been sentenced to 6 years with our assistance”.
However in the related article mentioned below from June 2012 number estimates are much higher: ” Since it often goes unreported, the actual number of bride kidnappings is unknown although Kyrgyzstan Ombudsman Tursunbek Akun estimates that more than 8,000 young women are kidnapped each year.”
http://eng.24.kg/community/2013/04/16/26656.html
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Tags: Bishkek, bride kidnappings, human rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Human rights defender, Human Rights Defenders, human rights of women, kidnapping, Kyrgyzstan, Ombudsman, Ombudsman Tursunbek Akun, research, traditional practices, wedding
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 