ARCHIVE April, 2012
From 19 to 22 April, the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights attended and participated at the Association of Women’s Rights in Development (AWID )Forum in Istanbul, Turkey. The AWID International Forum on Women’s Rights and Development is both a conference and a call to action. The largest recurring event of its kind, […]
April 20, 2012 in Uncategorized by admin
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The Global Initiative intervened with a Parallel Report to the Human Rights Committee regarding violations of Germany’s extra-territorial obligation to protect human rights by not regulating or holding accountable a German corporation involved in forced evictions in Uganda. The report covers the forced eviction of the villages of Kitemba, Luwunga, Kijunga and Kirymakole in the […]
April 18, 2012 in Uncategorized by admin
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“TOOLS FOR CHANGE: Applying United Nations standards to secure women’s housing, land, and property rights in the context of HIV” seeks to empower advocates working in the context of HIV by making the relevant United Nations standards and interpretations clear and accessible. This new resource provides advocates with a better understanding of international human rights […]
April 11, 2012 in Uncategorized by admin
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