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2004 Calendar of Activities

Date | Activity

January

  • 4-15 | "Feminist Dialogues". Organised by AFM, DAWN-SEA, INFORM, WICEJ, NNAWG-India, FEMNET, Isis International Manila, WEDO. Mumbai, India

  • 16-21 | World Social Forum. Mumbai, India

February

  • 14-16 | South Asian National Resource Centres Consultation. Kathmandu, Nepal. Organised by IWRAW Asia Pacific with logistical support from Forum for Women, Law and Development More

  • 16-18 | Workshop "Towards the Realisation of Women's Human Rights". Organised by UNIFEM SEA. Bangkok, Thailand More

  • 16-20 | Women's Rights Watch Project. Third Exchange Week "Exploring how CEDAW can be used as a holistic framework. Organised by HOM, Netherlands. Sayar, Bangladesh More

  • 17-19 | Gender and Human Rights Expert Group Meeting. London, UK. Organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat More

  • 23-5 March | OP-ICESCR Open-Ended Working Group. Geneva, Switzerland More

  • 26-28 | "When Frameworks Collide". Expert Group Meeting between economists and human rights advocates. Geneva, Switzerland. Organised by Ford Foundation, New York More

March

  • 1-12 | Forty-Eighth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. New York, US. Organised by the UN Commission on the Status of Women.More

  • 12-16 | National Training of Trainers. India. Organised by NAWO, India with the support of IWRAW Asia Pacific. National Training of Trainers. Bangalore, India. Organised by NAWO with the support of IWRAW Asia Pacific.

  • 29 to 9 April | 60th Session of the Commission on Human Rights. Geneva, Switzerland. More

  • 30 and 2 April | Workshop on the CEDAW Convention. Organised by the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam). Kuching and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia More

May

  • 24-27 | Regional Workshop on Domestic Application of International Human Rights Law. Organised by Forum-Asia and Indonesia Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI). Jakarta, Indonesia More

  • 28-30 | Civil Society Preparatory Meeting for the Seventh Women's Affairs Ministers Meeting (7WAMM). Organised by the Commonwealth Foundation in collaboration with the National Council of Women Fiji. Nadi, Fiji Islands.

  • May 31-June 2 | The Seventh Commonwealth Women's Affairs Ministers Meeting. Organised by the Commonwealth Foundation. Nadi, Fiji Islands.

June

  • 2-5 | Training of Lawyers. Organised by Ain o Salish Kendra in collaboration with IWRAW Asia Pacific. Dhaka, Bangladesh More

  • 14-17 | ICPD Ten Years On – Strategic Planning Meeting. Organised by ARROW. Langkawi, Malaysia More

  • 21-25 | Annual Treaty Body Chairs Meeting. Organised by the Office for the High Commissioner on Human Rights. Geneva, Switzerland More

  • 30-3 July | The Asia Pacific NGO Forum on Beijing +10. Bangkok, Thailand More

  • 30-18 July | “From Global to Local”. 31st CEDAW Session. New York, USA

July

  • 15-18 | Training on the Optional Protocol to CEDAW. Organised by APIK (Indonesian Women’s Association for Justice) and supported by IWRAW Asia Pacific. Cisarua, Indonesia.

  • 21 | Day of General Discussion on CEDAW General Recommendation 26 (on Article 2). Organised by the Division for the Advancement of Women. New York, USA More

August

  • 11-15 | Training of Trainers on CEDAW. Organised by NAWO, India and supported by IWRAW Asia Pacific. Kolkatta, India More
  • 19-20 | Poverty, Development, Rights – Making Human Progress. First Meeting of the Project’s Advisers. Organised by the International Council on Human Rights Policy. Geneva, Switzerland
  • 21-22 | National Conference on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Organised by Women’s Aid Organisation in collaboration with the National Council of Women’s Organisations. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia More

September

  • 7-10 | High-Level Inter Governmental Meeting on the Review and Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action. Organised by UN ESCAP. Bangkok, Thailand More

  • 8-10 | Treaty Reporting Workshop for the Preparation of Timor-Leste’s Initial Reports under Core Human Rights Treaties. Organised by the Government of Timor-Leste. Supported by OHCHR; UNDP; UNMISET; UNIFEM; UNICEF. Dili, Timor-Leste

  • 11 | Meeting with NGOs in Timor-Leste. Coordinated by Yayasan Hak. Dili, Timor-Leste

  • 16-17 | IWRAW Asia Pacific Fifth Advisory Committee Meeting. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • 18-21 | Consultation on Updating of Skills on Applications of CEDAW. Organised by IWRAW Asia Pacific. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia More

  • 23-24 | International Reproductive Rights Litigation Consultation. Organised by Center for Reproductive Rights. New York, USA
  • 24-26 | Sexuality and Human Rights in Muslim Societies in South and Southeast Asia. Organised by Yayasan Kesihat an Indonesia and Women for Women’s Human Rights – New Ways. Jakarta, Indonesia More

October

  • 12-15 | Pacific Regional Consultation on Women’s Right to Land and Adequate Housing. Organised by RRRT, HIC, APWLD and IWRAW Asia Pacific. Nadi, Fiji. More

  • 13 | CEDAW 25th Anniversary Roundtable Discussion. Organised by the Division for the Advancement of Women. New York, USA. More

November

  • 6-10 | Training for a Beijing+10 and CEDAW Shadow Report. Organised by the Vietnam Women’s Union. Hanoi, Vietnam. More

  • 15-19 | Samoa CEDAW Mock Session. Organised by the Ministry of Women, Samoa and UNIFEM Pacific. Apia, Samoa More

  • 18-22 | CEDAW Training of Trainers. Organised by Women and Media Collective and supported by IWRAW Asia Pacific. Sri Lanka. More

  • 22-25 | Asian Civil Society Forum 2004. Organised by Conference of Non-Governmental Organisations and Forum Asia. Bangkok, Thailand. More

December

  • 3-5 | IWRAW Asia Pacific Strategic Planning Meeting. Phuket, Thailand.

  • 9 | Global Challenges to Women’s Human Rights: 25 Years of CEDAW. Organised by WOMANKIND Worldwide, DFID and the British Council. London, United Kingdom. More

  • 9-12 | Regional Consultation on Women’s Right to Participate in Political and Public Life. Organised by IWRAW Asia Pacific. Jakarta, Indonesia. More

  • 9-13 | International Dialogue on Gender, Sexuality and Human Rights. Organised by ARC International and Liu Institute. Geneva, Switzerland. More

  • 17 | Advocacy Workshop on the Ratification of the OP-CEDAW. Organised by Forum for Women, Law and Development. Kathmandu, Nepal. More

  • 18-19 | Third Advisory Group Meeting of IWRAW Asia Pacific’s Global Campaign for the Ratification and Use of the Optional Protocol to CEDAW. Organised by IWRAW Asia Pacific with logistical support from Forum for Women, Law and Development. Kathmandu, Nepal.