How to put an end to discrimination in Germany?
Germany will soon be under review at the Human Rights Council (HRC) for its Universal Periodic Review (UPR), to be held on April 25th. Before this review, UPR INFO organised a pre-session where civil...
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‘Comfort women’: Japan still in denial
Japan was recently reviewed by two different human rights bodies: the Committee against Torture (CAT) and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Both expressed concerns...
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Human Trafficking at the Human Rights Council; what’s missing from the...
At this 23rd Human Rights Council Session, along with violence against women, Syria and extrajudicial killings, Human Trafficking has also been a recurring theme. The discussions surrounding this...
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Feminist Reflections on UN’s High Level Panel Report on Post-2015 Development...
Last month, in May 2013, the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda launched its report. A report that unfortunately does not meet our expectations and presents many...
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WILPF Human Trafficking Report
In post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the major causes of human rights violations and serious criminal acts was the pervasive trafficking of women, predominantly from Eastern Europe, to BiH...
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WILPF Reflects on the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict
The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London attracted worldwide media coverage, not just because of Angelina Jolie’s attendance in her role as the UNHCR Special Envoy but also...
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A mountain to climb: eliminating discrimination against women in Ghana
In October, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) examined the report submitted by Ghana. The CEDAW Committee is a United Nations body composed of independent...
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