FEMINIST PRINCIPLES OF THE INTERNET

A feminist internet works towards empowering more women and queer persons – in all our diversities – to fully enjoy our rights, engage in pleasure and play, and dismantle patriarchy. This integrates our different realities, contexts and specificities – including age, disabilities, sexualities, gender identities and expressions, socioeconomic locations, political and religious beliefs, ethnic origins, and...

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How common are gender differences in laws?

- Legal gender differences are widespread: 155 of the 173 economies covered have at least one law impeding women’s economic opportunities.  - The total number of legal gender differences across 173 economies is 943.  - In 100 economies, women face gender-based job restrictions.  - 46 of the economies covered have no laws specifically protecting women from domestic violence. - In...

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Follow-up to the conference 4/4

The participants: considering that the Barcelona Conference provides the basis for a process, which is open and should develop; reaffirming their will to establish a partnership based on the principles and objectives defined in this Declaration; resolved to give practical expression to this EuroMediterranean partnership; convinced that, in order to achieve this objective, it is necessary to continue the...

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Partnership in social, cultural and Human affairs: Developing human ressources, promoting understanding between cultures & exchanges between civil societies 3/4

The participants recognize that the traditions of culture and civilization throughout the Mediterranean region, dialogue between these cultures and exchanges at human, scientific and technological level are an essential factor in bringing their peoples closer, promoting understanding between them and improving their perception of each other. In this spirit, the participants agree to establish a partnership...

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Economic & financial partnership: Creating an area of shared prosperity 2/4

The participants emphasize the importance they attach to sustainable and balanced economic and social development with a view to achieving their objective of creating an area of shared prosperity. The partners acknowledge the difficulties that the question of debt can create for the economic development of the countries of the Mediterranean region. They agree, in view of the importance of their relations,...

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Barcelona declaration: Political & security partnership: Establishing a common area of peace & stability 1/4

The participants express their conviction that the peace, stability and security of the Mediterranean region are a common asset which they pledge to promote and strengthen by all means at their disposal. To this end they agree to conduct a strengthened political dialogue at regular intervals, based on observance of essential principles of international law, and reaffirm a number of common objectives in matters...

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Special Rapporteur on violence against womenon her mission to Italy : Conclusions and recommendations

91. Efforts have been made by the Government to address the issue of violence against women, including through the adoption of laws and policies and the establishment and merger of governmental bodies responsible for the promotion and protection of women’s rights. Yet these achievements have not led to a decrease in the femicide rate or translated into real improvements in the lives of many women and girls,...

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Complaining about human rights violations to The Special Rapporteur

Individual Complaints The Special Rapporteur is mandated to seek and receive information on violence against women, its causes and consequences from Governments, treaty bodies, specialized agencies, other special rapporteurs responsible for various human rights questions and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, including women's organizations, and to respond effectively to such information. The...

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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences

Introduction The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in resolution 1994/45, adopted on 4 March 1994, decided to appoint a Special Rapporteur on violence against women, including its causes and consequences. The mandate was extended by the Commission on Human Rights in 2003, at its 59th session in resolution 2003/45. In the same resolution the Commission on Human Rights: "Strongly condemning all...

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Nepal Feminists Statement for CSW 61 3/3

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Nepal Feminists Statement for CSW 61 2 /3

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Nepal Feminists Statement for CSW 61 1/3

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THE IMPACT OF ADVERTISING ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

DRAFT OPINION ON THE IMPACT OF ADVERTISING ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR for the Committee on the Internal Market & Consumer Protection 2010/2052(INI) - 6/23/2010 SUGGESTIONS The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution: 1.  ...

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WE RECOMMEND: 4/4

  Civic education on the land laws so that women understand land laws and their rights. This should include promotion of adult education particularly in rural areas.  Review, harmonize, and update land laws to reflect women’s rights on land. Engage governments in the Kilimanjaro Initiative for them to support women’s land rights. Involve youth in land issues – through curriculum & youth should...

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The African Union officially endorses Pan African Women’s Charter on Land Rights. WE DEMAND 3/4

• Sensitization of leaders, (traditional, community, religious and others) youth, people with disabilities, and women on the law and policies on land. • Women empowerment by enabling them to access their land rights, technology, and financial resources to improve their livelihoods. • Translate land policies and laws into accessible local languages. • Sex disaggregated digital inventory of tenure rights...

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The Kilimanjaro Initiative OBJECTIVES 2/4

To strengthen the agency and movement of rural women in claiming and defending their land and natural resource rights in Africa. To engender political will amongst national governments, donor and regional institutions to implement an all-inclusive African women’s charter. To mobilise and support the participation of 100,000 rural women in the Kilimanjaro Initiative in at least 20 countries in Africa. To...

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