ARCHIVE February, 2013
CEDAW Thematic Briefing: Rural Women and Land Ensuring women’s access to, and control over, and use of land and other productive resources, is fundamental to improving women’s lives and to ensuring gender equality. Yet, gender inequalities in land rights are pervasive. Not only do women have lower access to land than men. They are often […]
February 20, 2013 in Uncategorized by admin
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Press Release 12 February 2013 Today the residents of Corazon de Jesus, a community in San Juan City, Metro Manila, filed an Individual Complaint before the Human Rights Committee. The Complaint seeks accountability and remedies from the government of the Philippines for the brutal forced eviction of the community that took place last year. The […]
February 14, 2013 in Uncategorized by admin
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The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights welcomes the tenth ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. With this tenth ratification, the Optional Protocol will come into force on 5 May 2013. The ten States Parties to date are Argentina, Spain, Ecuador, Mongolia, Bolivia, Bosnia […]
February 7, 2013 in Uncategorized by admin
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