2004
Calendar of Activities
Date
| Activity
January
-
14-15
| "Feminist Dialogues". Organised by AFM, DAWN-SEA,
INFORM, WICEJ, NNAWG-India, FEMNET, Isis International Manila,
WEDO. Mumbai, India
-
16-21
| World Social Forum. Mumbai, India
-
14-16
| South Asian National Resource Centres Consultation. Kathmandu,
Nepal. Organised by IWRAW Asia Pacific with logistical support
from Forum for Women, Law and Development More
- 16-18
| Workshop "Towards the Realisation of Women's Human Rights".
Organised by UNIFEM SEA. Bangkok, Thailand More
- 16-20
| Women's Rights Watch Project. Third Exchange Week "Exploring
how CEDAW can be used as a holistic framework. Organised by HOM,
Netherlands. Sayar, Bangladesh More
- 17-19
| Gender and Human Rights Expert Group Meeting. London, UK. Organised
by the Commonwealth Secretariat More
-
23-5
March | OP-ICESCR Open-Ended Working Group. Geneva, Switzerland
More
-
26-28
| "When Frameworks Collide". Expert Group Meeting
between economists and human rights advocates. Geneva, Switzerland.
Organised by Ford Foundation, New York More
March
-
1-12
| Forty-Eighth Session of the Commission on the Status of
Women. New York, US. Organised by the UN Commission on the
Status of Women.More
- 12-16
| National Training of Trainers. India. Organised by NAWO, India
with the support of IWRAW Asia Pacific. National Training of
Trainers. Bangalore, India. Organised by NAWO with the support
of IWRAW Asia Pacific.
- 29
to 9 April | 60th Session of the Commission on Human
Rights. Geneva, Switzerland. More
- 30 and
2 April | Workshop on the CEDAW Convention. Organised by
the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam). Kuching and
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia More
May
-
24-27
| Regional Workshop on Domestic Application of International
Human Rights Law. Organised by Forum-Asia and Indonesia Legal
Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI). Jakarta, Indonesia
More
-
28-30
| Civil Society Preparatory Meeting for the Seventh Women's
Affairs Ministers Meeting (7WAMM). Organised by the Commonwealth
Foundation in collaboration with the National Council of Women
Fiji. Nadi, Fiji Islands.
-
May
31-June 2 | The Seventh Commonwealth Women's Affairs Ministers
Meeting. Organised by the Commonwealth Foundation. Nadi, Fiji
Islands.
June
-
2-5
| Training of Lawyers. Organised by Ain o Salish Kendra in collaboration
with IWRAW Asia Pacific. Dhaka, Bangladesh More
-
14-17
| ICPD Ten Years On – Strategic Planning Meeting. Organised
by ARROW. Langkawi, Malaysia More
-
21-25
| Annual Treaty Body Chairs Meeting. Organised by the Office
for the High Commissioner on Human Rights. Geneva, Switzerland
More
-
30-3
July | The Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing +10. Bangkok,
Thailand More
- 30-18
July | “From Global to Local”. 31st CEDAW
Session. New York, USA
-
15-18
| Training on the Optional Protocol to CEDAW. Organised
by APIK (Indonesian Women’s Association for Justice)
and supported by IWRAW Asia Pacific. Cisarua, Indonesia.
-
21
| Day of General Discussion on CEDAW General Recommendation
26 (on Article 2). Organised by the Division for the Advancement
of Women. New York, USA More
-
11-15
| Training of Trainers on CEDAW. Organised by NAWO, India
and supported by IWRAW Asia Pacific. Kolkatta, India More
-
19-20
| Poverty, Development, Rights – Making Human Progress.
First Meeting of the Project’s Advisers. Organised
by the International Council on Human Rights Policy. Geneva,
Switzerland
-
21-22
| National Conference on the Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Organised
by Women’s Aid Organisation in collaboration with
the National Council of Women’s Organisations. Petaling
Jaya, Malaysia More
-
7-10
| High-Level Inter Governmental Meeting on the Review and
Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. Organised
by UN ESCAP. Bangkok, Thailand More
-
8-10
| Treaty Reporting Workshop for the Preparation of Timor-Leste’s
Initial Reports under Core Human Rights Treaties. Organised
by the Government of Timor-Leste. Supported by OHCHR; UNDP;
UNMISET; UNIFEM; UNICEF. Dili, Timor-Leste
-
11
| Meeting with NGOs in Timor-Leste. Coordinated by Yayasan
Hak. Dili, Timor-Leste
-
16-17
| IWRAW Asia Pacific Fifth Advisory Committee Meeting. Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
-
18-21
| Consultation on Updating of Skills on Applications of
CEDAW. Organised by IWRAW Asia Pacific. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
More
-
23-24
| International Reproductive Rights Litigation Consultation.
Organised by Center for Reproductive Rights. New York, USA
- 24-26
| Sexuality and Human Rights in Muslim Societies in South and
Southeast Asia. Organised by Yayasan Kesihatan Indonesia and Women
for Women’s Human Rights – New Ways. Jakarta, Indonesia
More
October
- 12-15
| Pacific Regional Consultation on Women’s Right to Land
and Adequate Housing. Organised by RRRT, HIC, APWLD and IWRAW
Asia Pacific. Nadi, Fiji. More
- 13
| CEDAW 25th Anniversary Roundtable Discussion. Organised by the
Division for the Advancement of Women. New York, USA. More
November
- 6-10
| Training for a Beijing+10 and CEDAW Shadow Report. Organised
by the Vietnam Women’s Union. Hanoi, Vietnam. More
- 15-19
| Samoa CEDAW Mock Session. Organised by the Ministry of Women,
Samoa and UNIFEM Pacific. Apia, Samoa More
- 18-22
| CEDAW Training of Trainers. Organised by Women and Media Collective
and supported by IWRAW Asia Pacific. Sri Lanka. More
- 22-25
| Asian Civil Society Forum 2004. Organised by Conference of Non-Governmental
Organisations and Forum Asia. Bangkok, Thailand. More
December
- 3-5
| IWRAW Asia Pacific Strategic Planning Meeting. Phuket, Thailand.
- 9
| Global Challenges to Women’s Human Rights: 25 Years of
CEDAW. Organised by WOMANKIND Worldwide, DFID and the British
Council. London, United Kingdom. More
- 9-12
| Regional Consultation on Women’s Right to Participate
in Political and Public Life. Organised by IWRAW Asia Pacific.
Jakarta, Indonesia. More
- 9-13
| International Dialogue on Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights.
Organised by ARC International and Liu Institute. Geneva, Switzerland.
More
- 17
| Advocacy Workshop on the Ratification of the OP-CEDAW. Organised
by Forum for Women, Law and Development. Kathmandu, Nepal. More
- 18-19
| Third Advisory Group Meeting of IWRAW Asia Pacific’s Global
Campaign for the Ratification and Use of the Optional Protocol
to CEDAW. Organised by IWRAW Asia Pacific with logistical support
from Forum for Women, Law and Development. Kathmandu, Nepal.
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