Business and Women’s Human Rights: Women Migrant Workers
2014
This video – part two in a series of five – looks at the factors pushing women to migrate to other countries in search of employment; jobs that migrant women workers are limited to; discriminations faced before, during, and after migration; lack of protection in informal sectors; and how CEDAW General Recommendation No. 26 is […]
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Business and Women’s Human Rights: CEDAW, UNGP and WEP
2014
This video – part one in a series of five – introduces applicable humans rights frameworks (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and Women’s Empowerment Principles) when dealing with corporations or businesses (private sector) for the promotion of gender equality and […]
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CEDAW Quick & Concise: Principle of Substantive Equality
2014
A short animation explaining CEDAW’s principle of substantive equality. Короткая анимация, объясняющая принцип фактического равенства КЛДЖ. Una animación corta que explica el principio de CEDAW de la igualdad sustantiva. Para ver los subtítulos en español, hay que hacer clic en el icono del engranaje y seleccionar el idioma. Duration: 3:38 Subtitles: English, Russian, Spanish Bahasa […]
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CEDAW Quick & Concise: Principle of State Obligation
2014
A short animation explaining the CEDAW principle of state obligation. Una animación corta que explica el principio de CEDAW de la obligación estatal. Para ver los subtítulos en español, hay que hacer clic en el icono del engranaje y seleccionar el idioma. Duration: 5:13 Subtitles: English, Spanish Bahasa Indonesia | ខ្មែរ។ | русский | Tetun | […]
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CEDAW Quick & Concise: Principle of Non-Discrimination
2014
A short animation explaining CEDAW’s principle of non-discrimination. Короткая анимация, объясняющая принцип недискриминации КЛДЖ. Una animación corta que explica el principio de CEDAW de no discriminación. Para ver los subtítulos en español, hay que hacer clic en el icono del engranaje y seleccionar el idioma. Duration: 4:29 Subtitles: English, Russian, Spanish Bahasa Indonesia | ខ្មែរ។ […]
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The Business of Women’s Human Rights
2014
IWRAW Asia Pacific Occasional Papers Series, No. 15. 48-page paper in PDF format, written by Amy Lynne Lockler and Kathryn Dovey. Resulting from IWRAW Asia Pacific’s 2012 consultation on migration, trafficking, engagement with non-state actors and CEDAW, this paper explores strategic uses of the UN Guiding Principles in collaboration with businesses, and highlights examples of […]
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Using CEDAW to Secure Women’s Land and Property Rights: A Practical Guide
2014
This 32-page PDF from the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights provides an overview of CEDAW and key actors, and explains how NGOs can use and engage with CEDAW review processes, including preparation of parallel reports.
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Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 2
April 2014
Four-page PDF with articles on the 58th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women, the 2014 ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum, Young Women Making Change, and more.
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Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 1
January 2014
Four-page PDF giving updates on IWRAW’s work and highlights of 2013.
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Realizing Indigenous Women’s Rights: A Handbook on the CEDAW
2013
In its 238 pages, this handbook by Eleanor Dictaan-Bang-oa and Helen Tugendhat outlines the situation of indigenous women in Asia, explains basic human rights principles and how to use CEDAW, and compiles General Recommendations and Concluding Observations relevant to the rights of indigenous women. Published by Asian Indigenous Women’s Network, Forest Peoples Programme and Tebtebba.
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