'Protection of the Family': A Human Rights Response
Recent moves at the UN for ‘protection of the family’ conflict with established principles of international human rights law, including universality and indivisibility.
Religion, Culture and Tradition: No Excuse for Violence
This publication highlights agreements that affirm the universal and interconnected nature of human rights. It can be used by human rights advocates to challenge state and non-state actors attempting to block the development, progress and protection of laws at all levels.
AWID Think Piece on Fiscal Policy, Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
This brief builds on AWID’s analysis on the impacts of the financial crisis on women and some of the lessons learned by key feminist economists and women’s rights activists on how fiscal policies impact human rights and women’s rights in particular.
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
This primer provides a description of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and some suggestions of its potential to promote gender equality, particularly in an era of globalization.
Getting at the Roots: Reintegrating human rights and gender equality in the post-2015 development agenda
This paper aims to contribute to debates on addressing root causes of inequalities, including gender inequality, within the post-2015 development process.
Recommendations to Enhance the Protection and Security of Women Human Rights Defenders
This set of recommendations seeks to address the need for an integrated concept of security that goes beyond just the physical protection of the individual.
Religion, Culture and Tradition: Strengthening Efforts to Eradicate Violence against Women
This resource was created to support the work of rights advocates working in international and regional spaces who are confronting opposition to their efforts using arguments based on religion, culture and tradition.
Gains in advancing women’s and girl’s human rights at the HRC44
Joint Statement by Sexual Rights Initiative, Center for Reproductive Rights, Choice for Youth and Sexuality, Association of Women’s Rights in Development and Association for Progressive Communications, welcoming the gains in advancing women’s and girl’s human rights at the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council
The resolution on elimination of discrimination against women and girls, led by Mexico, and co-sponsored by 63 States as of 17 July 2020 focused on multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination faced by women and girls and the
How ‘efficient’ can the HRC really be if it restricts civil society contributions to its work?
Joint statement for HRC44 virtual meeting of the HRC President with NGOs
We acknowledge the challenges confronting OHCHR, member states and CSOs as we attempt to resume critical human rights work while taking seriously health risks associated with COVID-19. We appreciate the efforts made to overcome these challenges, including by increasing remote and online participation. We would like to bring to your attention some of the barriers to participation we have experienced in this session.
Add your voice to The People’s Declaration for Beijing+25
Here at AWID we decided to write a People’s Declaration for Beijing+25 to raise the bar on gender equality agendas — and we want you to write it with us.