The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) submitted its general recommendation on Article 16 of the CEDAW, which provides for the elimination of discrimination against women in marriage and family relations. The recommendation seeks to act as a guide for state parties in achieving an egalitarian regime under which […]

The FLTP training has been a significant activity of APWLD and has grown into a dynamic program that offers a unique model in the region with feminism as its core and human rights as its foundation. To date, the FLTP training has been implemented by APWLD at national, sub-regional and regional level.  Keeping this in […]

      Women’s Human Rights’ edited by Anne Hellum and Henritte Sinding Aasen on the CEDAW has been published by Cambridge University Press in Europe. The book is a compendium of several essays by different authors writing about and critically analyzing different contextual applications and areas of the CEDAW. The book seeks to situate the […]

The application period for the World YWCA Internship Programme 2014 is now open.The application deadline is July 19, 2013. One–year Internship The one-year internship programme provides a unique opportunity for two young women from member associations, to work as part of the World YWCA staff and volunteer team in Geneva. There will be strong emphasis […]

The Integration of Gender and Human Rights into the Post-2015 Development Framework : This report is based on the discussion that took place at the “Post-2015 Expert Group Meeting” held at the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) from December 13-14, 2012. This meeting was convened to try to integrate issues of gender and human […]

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Partners for Law in Development [PLD] announces an unpaid internship for law students with research interests in human rights law in relation to violence against women. ABOUT THE ORGANISATION: PLD is resource group on working for the advancement of women’s rights and social justice through the law. Our approach to human rights draws strongly upon […]

“Making Post-2015 Work for Socially Excluded Groups in India” builds on the series of papers and consultations led by Oxfam India to examine what post-2015 framework will make a difference for four socially excluded groups—women, Dalits, Muslims and Tribals. It draws on their situation to offer insights into aspects that emerge as a consensus in […]