In its groundbreaking decision in L.C. v. Peru in 2011, CEDAW held that Peru had violated the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Convention). (more…)
In a seminal decision in Alyne da Silva Pimentel v. Brazil, CEDAW held that Brazil had violated the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women. (more…)
At the 16th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the President of the Council is to appoint five independent human rights experts to serve as the Working Group on Discrimination against Women. (more…)
Front Line’s and ICJ’s views to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in advance of the Committee’s consideration of the 6th and 7th Periodic Reports of the Russian Federation. (more…)
The principles of equality and non-discrimination are fundamental tenets of international human rights law, and stand at the heart of international human rights protection. (more…)
The IACtHR issued its seminal decision in Gonzalez et al v. Mexico: the State has failed to discharge its international obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and prosecute disappearances and deaths of several women in Ciudad Juarez. (more…)
