During 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the Legal Resources Centre will be sharing the stories of survivors of gender based violence who fled their countries to seek asylum in South Africa. Many women, children and sexual and gender non-conforming persons endure horrific hardship, sexual persecution, assault, rape and discrimination […]
Category Archives: Gender Rights
Africa, Constitution, Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre, Refugees and Asylum Seekers, United Nations
16 Days: Family burnt to death in the DRC
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Nov
Nov
During 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the Legal Resources Centre will be sharing the stories of survivors of gender based violence who fled their countries to seek asylum in South Africa. Many women, children and sexual and gender non-conforming persons endure horrific hardship, sexual persecution, assault, rape and discrimination […]
Constitution, Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, Human Rights, International Law, LGBTI, United Nations
The “Protection of the Family” Resolution: The Role of South Africa
15
Sep
Sep
In April 2014, a resolution on ‘The Family’ (A/HRC/L26/L.20) was placed before the Human Rights Council. The resolution in its current form was first tabled by Egypt in 2013. They decided to withdraw it, given that it was viewed as being too controversial and due to a lack of support. This resolution links to initiatives […]
Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, United Nations
Implementing the MDGs for Women and Girls
01
Apr
Apr
Implementing the MDGs for Women and Girls: Conclusions from the Commission on the Status of Women The 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) took place from 10 March 2014 to 21 March 2014 at the United Nations in New York. The aim for this year’s session was to examine the […]