Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)

This article discusses how human rights mechanisms can be utilized to combat violence against women. Local movements must be linked to the growing global womens movement, and women must be encouraged to recognize themselves as subjects with rights and the capacity to confront oppressive judicial institutions. The demand for human rights must be linked with alternative ethical visions against the patriarchal structure of the geopolitical system.

This paper criticizes the post-2015 High Level Panel (HLP) report, arguing that it insufficiently addresses poverty, environmental degradation, and inequality around the world by over-emphasizing the role of the private sector. Concerned with the narrow visions of womens and girls' empowerment and gender equality in the report, AWID calls for a 1 structural transformation and the political will for change.

This report analyzes the strategies that have emerged from AWID's experiences in economic, social, and cultural rights advocacy as expressed in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The research is based on interviews, reports, and articles focusing on local-level experiences across international borders, including India, South Africa, Argentina and New Zealand.

This interview with Mavic Cabrera-Balleza examines implications of increased military spending for women. Cabrera-Balleza concludes that greater militarism and conflict increase incidences of violence against women and other attacks on womens human rights, which become normalized in the context of the conflict. Cabrera-Balleza argues that recent world crises have led to increased visibility of violence against women and increased solidarity between global activists.

This document, produced by the Women's Human Rights Net (WHRNet), aims to explain the composition and operation of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, or the "CEDAW Committee". The author describes the process by which members are elected to the Committee, outlines the Committee's work, and discusses the political and practical impact on women's rights. The document finishes off with a bibliography on the CEDAW, a list of links and two sections entitled "new issues" and "take action".

This document provides an overview of the history, purpose and structure of the World Bank, its role in international development and economic restructuring and some of the effects of its policies on women's rights. The document reviews the Bank's gender mainstreaming strategy, noting several areas that warrant improvement. The document concludes with recommendations to increase the Bank's accountability with respect to women's rights.

This document provides an overview of the history, purpose and structure of the World Trade Organization (WTO), its role in trade liberalization and the implications of its policies on women's rights. The document provides suggestions on how to conduct a gender analysis of trade agreements and outlines an action agenda in response to the outcomes of the WTO's Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, 2001.