International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific

2007 Calendar of Activities

Date | Activity

January

15-2 Feb | “From Global to Local”. 37th CEDAW Session. New York, USA . More

February

2-3 | Regional Consultation on UN Human Rights Council, Organised by Forum Asia. Bangkok, Thailand. More

11-13 | Seventh Advisory Committee Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More

13-16 | Expert Group Meeting on CEDAW Article 2: National and International Dimensions of State Obligation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More

March

8 | Stakeholders’ Consultative Meeting, organised by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More

8 | “Ending Impunity for Violence Against Women through CEDAW”. Organised by Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More )

19-20 | Fourth Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland. More

28-30 | Implementing the Human Right to Sexual Autonomy and Decision Making Perspective Building Workshop. Organised by Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives (AALI). Delhi, India. More

April

1-3 | IWRAW Asia Pacific Strategic Planning Meeting, Bali , Indonesia. More

13 | 13 th Board of Directors Meeting, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. More

18-21 | Domestic Realisation of Human Rights Institute (DAHRI-Step 2), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. More

21 | Training for All Women’s Action Society (AWAM) Volunteer Counsellors, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. More

26-27 | Expert Group Meeting on Implementation of Recommendations in the Secretary General’s Report on the In-Depth Study on Violence against Women, Bangkok, Thailand. More

26-29 | Bi-Regional Strategic Planning Meeting of the Coalition on Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies. Organised by Women for Women’s Human Rights – New Ways. Istanbul, Turkey. More

May

5-7 | Oxfam Novib Workshop on Links between Central Asia and Global Civil Society, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. More

8 | “From Global to Local” Project Management Team meeting. More

10-1 June | 38th CEDAW Session and the “From Global to Local” training programme and Global to Local Project Management Team meeting, New York, USA. More

22 | Handover of Outcome Document and Background Paper from Expert Group Meeting on State Obligation to the CEDAW Committee. More

June

13-15 | Workshop for development of Training Manual on Human Rights Based Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health. Organised by UNFPA. Boston, USA. More

14 | Roundtable on ASEAN: “Towards a People-Centred ASEAN”, Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . More

15-17 | Fiesta Feminista 2007: Embracing Diversity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. More

18 - 22 | Sixth Inter-Committee Meeting of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Nineteenth Meeting of Chairpersons, Geneva, Switzerland. More

July

1-3 | Workshop on UN Treaty Body Reform, Berlin, Germany. More

4-9 | Training on International Women’s Human Rights and on Advocacy Using International Standards and National Laws, Hanoi , Vietnam . More

15 | NGO Coalition Meeting on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. More

16-27 | OP-ICESCR Open-Ended Working Group Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland. More

21-10 August | 39th CEDAW Session and the “From Global to Local” mentoring programme, New York, USA. More

August

1-4 | GenComNet Strategic Planning Meeting, Hanoi, Vietnam. More

20-22 | Shadow Report Training, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. More

21-24 | UNIFEM CEDAW SEAP Regional Workshop of CEDAW Watch Groups: Role of NGOs in Monitoring CEDAW Implementation, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. More

26-28 | First Regional Consultation on ASEAN and Human Rights (Conference and strategy planning). More

September

5-8 | Southeast Asia Women’s Human Rights Implementation Meeting, Jakarta, Indonesia. More

10-13 | Study Workshop on Political Economy of Violence Against Women & Regional NGO Consultation with the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women. More

17-21 | 6th Session of the Human Rights Council: Gender Integration Panel of the Human Rights Council. More

24-27 | Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Forum (APF) on National Human Rights Institutions, Sydney Australia. More

25-27 | CEDAW Shadow Report Workshop, Alola Foundation, Dili, Timor Leste. More

28 | Alliance Building Meeting, Alola Foundation, Dili, Timor Leste. More

October

25-28 | Updating Concepts, Addressing Contexts and New Challenges, Kuala Lumpur. More

27 | Capacity Building Advisory Groups Meeting. More

28 | Board of Directors Meeting, Kuala Lumpur . More

November

1-3 | Training on Skills in Organising Media Campaigns on Domestic Violence Prevention, Hanoi, Vietnam. More

2-4 | The Third ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC-3) – Moving Forward: Building an ASEAN People’s Agenda, Peninsula Excelsior Hotel, Singapore. More

5-8 | ‘Using the International Human Rights Agreements for Redressing Violations of Women’s Human Rights’ Meeting, Bellagio, Italy. More

8 | Workshop on Mainstreaming Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights in the Work of UN Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures. Geneva, Switzerland. More

12 | Meeting of on NGOs Participation in Treaty Bodies Processes. Geneva, Switzerland. More

29 | Launch of Human Development Report 2007/2008 (Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World), Kuala Lumpur . More

December

2-3 | South Asian Task Force for the Advancement of CEDAW/ South Asian Litigation Initiative Meeting, Nepal. More

4 | UNDP Malaysia Gender Mainstreaming Workshop, Kuala Lumpur. More

5-7 | Consultation on Realising the Potential of the Optional Protocol: Litigation Strategies on the Claiming of Equality and Non-Discrimination. Kathmandu, Nepal. More

10 | United Nations Conference on Asylum and Islam, Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. More