Recursos DESC
The Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (PWESCR), recently published a report on BRICS, an acronym for a political/economic coalition involving Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and the need to form a feminist alliance from these specific countries. As a...
Publicado: 27 Jul 2017 - 15:42
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PLACE created a website, The Politics of Death, investigating the causes of unjustifiable deaths of human rights’ defenders, mothers, professors, civilians, and the population as a whole, in order to highlight the need for worldwide security. The website consists of statistics, brief reports,...
Publicado: 27 Jul 2017 - 13:49
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) published a brief report defining what agricultural dumping is and the negative effects it has on the world and its economy. It presents its findings and concludes that dumping is devastating for farmers in importing countries, especially in low...
Publicado: 26 Jul 2017 - 12:43
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The Women’s United Nations Report Network (WUNRN) launched a WUNRN-Shadow Report Learning Module. The document provides guidance on how to write WUNRN shadow reports on the status of women from the viewpoint of religion and traditions. This Module also posits tools and mechanisms for preparing,...
Publicado: 24 Jul 2017 - 12:02
The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) published a practical guide on using CEDAW to secure women’s land and property rights. The guide gives an overview of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and key actors, how...
Publicado: 24 Jul 2017 - 11:50
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The Netherlands Helsinki Committee launched a publication, "The Human Rights Alternative Reporting Cycle". This publication outlines practical tips and tricks to strengthen the quality and impact of human rights alternative reporting to the United Nations. Steps of the Cycle such as Identification...
Publicado: 24 Jul 2017 - 11:40
The International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW) launched, and updated in 2010, the process and guidelines for writing a shadow/alternative report. The document serves as a detailed guide for NGOs in their participation in the CEDAW reporting process.
The full guidelines may be...
Publicado: 24 Jul 2017 - 11:30
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The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women launched a toolkit for reporting to CEDAW on trafficking in women and exploitation of migrant women workers. The toolkit explores the main purposes of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and provides...
Publicado: 24 Jul 2017 - 11:20
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published "A tool for gender-sensitive agriculture and rural development policy and programme formulation" which consists of guidelines for ministries of agriculture and the FAO. The publication acknowledges that agricultural...
Publicado: 24 Jul 2017 - 11:12
The Centre for Civil and Political Rights published guidelines in the context of effective strategies for NGOs wishing to engage with the UN Human Rights Committee. The Centre for Civil and Political Rights has identified improving follow up action to the Concluding Observations Committee as one of...
Publicado: 24 Jul 2017 - 10:59