- We need a new sustainable development model that prioritises equal and equitable access to all resources for all, and which values people over profits. On the occasion of International Safe Abortion Day, we call for an intersectional feminist model to development that centres the voices of women, girls and gender-diverse persons in determining indicators to measure global development.
HRC 57: Women’s Network for Unity & SRI Statement to the adoption of Cambodia's UPR
We regret that there were no recommendations explicitly made on the rights of sex workers. Whilst current legislation does not criminalize sex work, the 2008 Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation prohibits activities associated with sex work, leading many to believe that sex work itself is illegal.Subscribe to our email updates
HRC 57: SRI & Students from the Geneva Graduate Institute statement to the Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the HRC
This Panel is unique in its design as a self-assessing mechanism for the Council to evaluate its progress in integrating a gender perspective in all its mechanisms. However, we found that it has lost its internal focus and moved away from its mandated goal.HRC 57: Journalists for Human Rights & SRI Statement to North Macedonia's UPR adoption
We urge the government to prioritise the development of a national plan for the inclusion of comprehensive sexuality education in school curricula as a mandatory subject. Access to comprehensive sexuality education will empower them to make informed decisions about their bodies, sexual and reproductive health, sexuality, and relationships. Comprehensive sexuality education is crucial for promoting gender equality, reducing violence, and enhancing the well-being of students across North Macedonia.
HRC 57: SRI Statement to the Panel discussion on the implementation of States’ obligations on the role of the family in supporting the human rights of its members
The principle of universality must be applied to challenge which families are considered to be worthy of state protection and therefore which family members are entitled to human rights, according to the state. At this very moment, we are witnessing families being decimated in service of a racist, colonial state and its expansionist aspirations. Are these family members not entitled to human rights?
HRC 57 Side event: Feminist approaches to the right to development
Join us for this side event that will feature a discussion on the definitions and understandings of the term development, and examine its uses from a feminist and Global South perspective.
HRC 57: NSWP & SRI Statement on General debate item 3
Sex workers are habitually denied opportunities to participate in international human rights platforms, such as the HRC. Many of us are refused visas and lack funding to travel and participate in UN processes. Human rights are universal. You cannot promote the human rights of some people while excluding others.HRC 57 SRI statement to the Interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the right to development
The study is crucial in a context of willful denial by many Global North states of the right to development, its collective dimensions, and its aim of ending economic colonialism and dependency - the same states that directly benefit from our unequal international economic order.HRC 57: SRI statement to the Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on water and sanitation
Instead of continuing on this destructive path, he challenges us all to rethink the ways in which water is valued, managed and utilized in order to strengthen communities, to repair our poisoned ecosystems and to better understand the connections between water, territory and our bodies.HRC 57: SRI statement to the Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures
Sanctioning States claim that sanctions aim to improve women’s and other marginalized people's lives and continue to dismiss the evidence that they deepen gender, race and class marginalization.CDH 57: Declaración de SRI en el Diálogo interactivo con el Relator Especial sobre medidas coercitivas unilaterales
Los Estados que imponen sanciones aseguran que éstas se proponen mejorar las vidas de las mujeres y otras personas marginadas, pero siguen desestimando la evidencia de que las sanciones agravan la opresión de género, raza y clase.HRC 57: SRI statement to the Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the rights of older persons
Older persons, including LGBT ones, as well as persons with disabilities are often treated as if they did not have a sexual life. LGBT older persons are discriminated against in residencies and by their families. Their autonomy is frequently violated, including in deciding where and with whom to live and even preventing them from having a sexual life.CDH 57: Declaración de SRI en el Diálogo interactivo con la Experta independiente sobre los derechos de las personas de edad
También valoramos mucho la referencia a la Convención Interamericana sobre los Derechos de las Personas Mayores, porque en su enfoque integral incluye los derechos sexuales. Las personas mayores, incluyendo las personas LGBT, así como las personas con discapacidad, a menudo son tratadas como si no tuvieran una vida sexual.HRC 57: Action Canada, The Canadian Alliance Sex Work Law Reform & SRI Statement to the ID with SR on slavery
We appreciate the Special Rapporteur’s efforts to hear directly from sex workers in Canada who are experts in their own lives and have solutions to the harms caused by the criminalization of sex work. This is a fundamental principle of human rights - those who are most impacted have a right to participate in the decisions that affect them. We urge Canada and other Special Procedure mandates to heed this principle.HRC 57: SRI, IPPF and AWID Statement to the panel discussion on promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities.
Without addressing oppressive systems, particularly the global financial architecture and its impact, human rights are a distant dream. Given the urgent need to reform the global financial architecture, how can the HRC and other actors ensure that efforts to promote economic, social, and cultural rights do not remain superficial? If the underlying financial systems driving global inequalities are not addressed, it will all remain window-dressing.HRC 57: SRI, IPPF Y AWID Declaración sobre la mesa redonda sobre la promoción y protección de los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales en el contexto de la lucha contra las desigualdades.
Si no se abordan los sistemas de opresión, los derechos humanos son un sueño lejano. Dada la urgente necesidad de reformar la arquitectura financiera global, ¿cómo pueden asegurar el Consejo y otros actores que los esfuerzos por promover los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales no seguirán siendo superficiales? Si los sistemas financieros que provocan las desigualdades globales quedan intactos, será sólo una lavada de cara.Here’s What to Expect at HRC 57
The 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from 9 September to 11 October 2024. In this post you can find information about Below you can find information about: Anticipated sexual rights-related resolutions, panels and reports, UPR outcomes, SRI’s online events taking place during the 57th session.Qué esperar de la sesión 57° del CDH
La sesión 57° del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU se desarrollará del 9 de septiembre al 11 de octubre de 2024. A continuación, podrán encontrar información sobre: Resoluciones, mesas redondas e informes previstos relacionados con derechos sexuales; Resultados del EPU y Evento virtual de la Iniciativa por los Derechos Sexuales (SRI) durante la sesión 57°.À quoi s’attendre de la 57e session du CDH
La 57e session du Conseil des droits de l’homme (CDH) de l’ONU se déroulera du 9 septembre au 11 octobre 2024.Les informations dans cette publication concernent : les résolutions anticipées, les panels et les rapports en lien avec les droits sexuels; les résultats de l’Examen périodique universel (EPU); les événements parallèles en ligne de la SRI pendant cette 57e session.Page 404
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Everything You Need to Know About UPR 46
The 46th session of the Universal Periodic was held from 29 April to 10 May 2024. 14 Countries were under review during the session: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Chie, Comoros, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic, Eritrea, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam and Yemen. In collaboration with our partners, the SRI submitted reports for Cambodia, North Macedonia, Chile and Uruguay.Todo lo que necesitan saber sobre EPU 46
La sesión 46° del Examen Periódico Universal tuvo lugar del 29 de abril al 10 de mayo de 2024. Durante la sesión fueron examinados 14 países: Afganistán, Camboya, Chile, Chipre, Eritrea, Eslovaquia, Islas Comoras, Macedonia del Norte, Nueva Zelanda, República Dominicana, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam y Yemen. En colaboración con organizaciones aliadas, la SRI presentó informes sobre Camboya, Macedonia del Norte, Chile y Uruguay.Tout au sujet de l’EPU 46
The 46th session of the Universal Periodic was held from 29 April to 10 May 2024. 14 Countries were under review during the session: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Chie, Comoros, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic, Eritrea, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam and Yemen. In collaboration with our partners, the SRI submitted reports for Cambodia, North Macedonia, Chile and Uruguay.