At the recent General Assembly Arina Angerman, the Netherlands, was elected to the Policy Committee of the European Women’s Lobby . “It is an honour
There can be neither justification nor impunity for child marriage and violence against girls. The legal age of marriage should generally be 18 years and existing legislation must be implemented.
Women in seemingly gender neutral Denmark face harassment by men in streets, on buses, in bars, workplaces and at school. It happens every day.
Strong mechanisms of accountability at the national and regional level are necessary for the realization of gender equality and women’s human rights
The International Alliance of Women, as an international women’s organisation working for equality between women and men since 1904, wishes to express its solidarity with
In days, when the UN holds an emergency summit on climate change, we need to deliver the largest petition ever for a world powered by 100% clean energy. The petition number will be read out to every world leader at the summit!
On September 21st, we call on women’s human rights organizations, activists and allies to march with us for climate justice.
CEDAW Committee among other things emphasizes ” the urgent need to revive the peace process with the inclusion and the effective participation of women from both States Parties concerned, in line with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent relevant resolutions of the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security”
In many countries incl. Cameroon, children live in a situation of vulnerability and are exposed to a combination of systematic discrimination based on age and social status, education and health. The girl-child faces double disadvantages because of gender discrimination at all levels