Submission to UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights
2017
Ten-page PDF submission on the impact of fundamentalism and extremism on women’s human rights, with a focus on cultural rights.
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Joint Submission on Access to Remedy
2017
Five-page PDF of submission by IWRAW Asia Pacific, the Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights and others to the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on Access to Remedy. Includes examples of how women experience corporate human rights abuses differently from men and makes recommendations […]
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IWRAW AP’s Final Submission to CESCR on General Comment
2017
Six-page PDF of Submission of Comments and Suggestions to the Draft of General Comment on State Obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Context of Business Activities, submitted on behalf of IWRAW Asia Pacific and other organisations and individuals.
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Outcome Document of the 2017 Global South Women’s Forum On Sustainable Development
2017
29-page outcome document, in PDF format, of the 2nd Annual Global South Women’s Forum on Sustainable Development. The document draws on the insights of the participants, united by two fundamental convictions: firstly, that gender equality should be integrated, interlinked and indivisible both in human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and secondly, that in […]
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Outcome Document of the 2016 Global South Women’s Forum On Sustainable Development
2017
64-page outcome document, in PDF format, of the inaugural Global South Women’s Forum on Sustainable Development. It records the stories of the lives of women in the Global South, contrasted against the words of the Member States of the United Nations, who promised to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
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Corporate Power and the Space for Women’s Human Rights Activism
2017
62-page discussion paper in PDF format, aimed at beginning a conversation about how women’s rights activists and organisations can address the growing power and influence of the private sector in order to protect women’s human rights.
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Corporate Accountability for Women’s Human Rights
2017
50-page PDF which outlines regional and global developments affecting corporate responsibility and accountability for women’s human rights; the history of the UN’s work on business and human rights; and case studies and strategies for drawing accountability for violations of human rights in the context of business activities.
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Briefing Paper – Women’s Human Rights and Natural Resources
2017
16-page PDF which aims to unpack the gender dimension of natural resource exploitation and focuses on key issues concerning women’s rights to natural resources in the ASEAN context. It also provides analysis of women’s rights to natural resources from the CEDAW and ICESCR perspective.
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CEDAW and the Protection of Rights of Women who Use Drugs
April 2017
These PowerPoint slides were prepared by IWRAW Asia Pacific for use at the EHRN Regional Conference on Harm Reduction in April 2017. Beginning with an overview of CEDAW, they go on to discuss good practices and cross-movement alliance building relevant to women who use drugs.
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CEDAW GR 30: on Women in Conflict Prevention, Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations
2016
A short video which elaborates upon the obligation of states to protect women’s rights guaranteed by CEDAW in scenarios including conflict prevention, as well as conflict and post-conflict situations. Duration: 3:34 Subtitles: English
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