Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner on human rights (OHCHR) on preventing and eliminating child, early and forced marriage

The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) was created in 2006. Its aim is to create a political space for advocacy on sexual rights by bringing together feminist, LGBTI, southern and northern perspectives and incorporating diverse views without privileging particular experiences. The collaborating partners are Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD), Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA), AKAHATA (Latin America), Coalition of African Lesbians (South Africa),the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning, and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights.

Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) – New Ways was founded in 1993 with the aim of promoting women’s human rights in Turkey and on the international level. In 2001, it has initiated a network of NGOs and academics advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights as human rights in Muslim societies, the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR). Through two decades of activism, advocacy and lobbying, WWHR – New Ways has contributed significantly to various legal reforms in Turkey, networking in Muslim societies and promotion of women’s human rights at the United Nations (UN) level. Since 2005, WWHR - New Ways has consultative status with the Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN.