ACTUALIZING WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS IN AFRICA 1/4

The Kilimanjaro Initiative is a rural women’s mobilisation from across Africa towards an iconic moment at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro in October 2016. The Kilimanjaro Initiative was conceived when, we the Rural Women of Africa with support from civil society, met in Dar es Salaam in 2012. This initiative aims to create space for us to be able to participate in decision making processes about land and natural...

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Final clauses 18/r

Article 73 – Effects of this Convention The provisions of this Convention shall not prejudice the provisions of internal law and binding international instruments which are already in force or may come into force, under which more favourable rights are or would be accorded to persons in preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence. Article 74 – Dispute settlement 1The Parties...

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Amendments to the Convention 17/q

Article 72 – Amendments 1Any proposal for an amendment to this Convention presented by a Party shall be communicated to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and forwarded by her or him to the member States of the Council of Europe, any signatory, any Party, the European Union, any State invited to sign this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 75, and any State invited to accede...

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Relationship with other international instruments 16/p

Article 71 – Relationship with other international instruments 1This Convention shall not affect obligations arising from other international instruments to which Parties to this Convention are Parties or shall become Parties and which contain provisions on matters governed by this Convention. 2The Parties to this Convention may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with one another on the matters...

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton refused to have the word “obey” in her marriage vows

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, super smart, greatly gifted and tremendously talented, was raised with privilege, education, and the knowledge that she would NEVER be treated equally because of her gender.  Her father was a judge, a congressman, an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court –  and – a sexist.  One of five girls born into a wealthy connected New York family, her mother Margaret suffered...

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Monitoring mechanism 15/o

Article 66 –Group of experts on action against violence against women and domestic violence 1The Group of experts on action against violence against women and domestic violence (hereinafter referred to as “GREVIO”) shall monitor the implementation of this Convention by the Parties. 2GREVIO shall be composed of a minimum of 10 members and a maximum of 15 members, taking into account a gender and geographical...

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International co-operation 14/n

Article 62 – General principles 1Parties shall co-operate with each other, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, and through the application of relevant international and regional instruments on co-operation in civil and criminal matters, arrangements agreed on the basis of uniform or reciprocal legislation and internal laws, to the widest extent possible, for the purpose of: apreventing,...

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Migration and asylum 13/m

Article 59 – Residence status 1Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that victims whose residence status depends on that of the spouse or partner as recognised by internal law, in the event of the dissolution of the marriage or the relationship, are granted in the event of particularly difficult circumstances, upon application, an autonomous residence permit irrespective...

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IACHR Condemns Killings of Women and Urges States to Intensify Prevention Efforts

Washington, D.C. — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) reiterates its call for States to adopt urgent gender-based measures to prevent, investigate, and punish all killings against women. The IACHR expresses its deep concern over information it continues to receive about alarming murders and acts of physical, psychological, and sexual violence against women that continue to take place throughout...

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Investigation, prosecution, procedural law and protective measures 12/l

Article 49 – General obligations 1Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that investigations and judicial proceedings in relation to all forms of violence covered by the scope of this Convention are carried out without undue delay while taking into consideration the rights of the victim during all stages of the criminal proceedings. 2Parties shall take the necessary...

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Substantive law 11/k

Article 29 – Civil lawsuits and remedies 1Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to provide victims with adequate civil remedies against the perpetrator. 2Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to provide victims, in accordance with the general principles of international law, with adequate civil remedies against State authorities that have failed in their...

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Protection and support 10/j

Article 18 – General obligations 1Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to protect all victims from any further acts of violence. 2Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures, in accordance with internal law, to ensure that there are appropriate mechanisms to provide for effective co-operation between all relevant state agencies, including the judiciary, public...

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