This session reviews the UN's Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and the goals of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action drafted at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995.
This session examines several UN human rights mechanisms that investigate and respond to complaints submitted by organizations and individuals, and provides guidance on how to write a complaint to a UN human rights monitor.
This session explores what rights women have to advocate for human rights, reviews relevant international laws, and considers the connection of human rights that protect all people and the rights of human rights defenders.