At the next General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) to be held in June 2023, the States Parties of the organization must elect four members to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), a fundamental body for the protection and promotion of
GQUAL, CEJIL, Dejusticia, CELS, Red Jesuita con Migrantes (RJM-LAC), Amnesty International, Facultad de Derecho Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Diego Portales, Clínica Jurídica de Migrantes y Refugiados de la UDP and International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) call for gender
At the next General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the States Parties of the organization must elect four members to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), a fundamental body for the protection and promotion of human rights in the hemisphere. One
27/02/23 The GQUAL Campaign, the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), MENA Rights Group, REDRESS, OMCT, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and Amnesty International call on States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) to nominate and elect candidates in
In 2019 and with the leadership of Mexico, GQUAL worked on getting the Human Rights Council (HRC) to address the lack of equal representation of women in the United Nations (UN) human rights bodies. The result was Resolution 41/6, which recognizes the need to overcome
Last June 28, in the framework of the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council/ HRC in Geneva, we held an online side event with important experts.
29 May, 2022 His Excellency, Ambassador Federico VillegasPermanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at GenevaPresident of the United Nations Human Rights CouncilCC His Excellency, Mr. Kouadio Adjoumani, Coordinator of the African Regional GroupHis Excellency, Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi, Coordinator of the Asia Pacific
Buenos Aires, March 10, 2021. On International Women’s Month we renew our commitment to continue working with States, International Organizations, civil society, and others to make gender parity in international justice a reality. Take a look at our 2020 work and join us as we continue
12 renowned women call on the States Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights to nominate and elect women to the highest Court of human rights in our region in order to achieve gender parity. Read the full letter here.
Last week GQUAL sent contributions to the process initiated by the HRC President to draft “Methods of Work of the Consultative Group (CG) of the Human Rights Council”. The CG has the important role of proposing candidates for the Special Procedures and GQUAL highlighted the
