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UN Security Council. (2019). Resolution 2493 (S/RES/2493) on women, peace and security. https://undocs.org/S/RES/2493(2019 Summary Adopted in 2019, Resolution 2493 reaffirms the commitment to fully implement the WPS agenda and previous related resolutions. It calls on Member States to promote all rights of women, increase funding for gender equality initiatives, andContinue Reading

UN Security Council. (2015). Resolution 2242 (S/RES/2242) on women, peace and security. https://undocs.org/S/RES/2242(2015) Summary Resolution 2242, adopted in 2015, builds on the WPS agenda by addressing new challenges such as counterterrorism and violent extremism. It urges the integration of gender perspectives in these areas, calls for increased funding for genderContinue Reading

UN Security Council. (2000). Resolution 1325 (S/RES/1325) on women, peace and security. https://undocs.org/S/RES/1325(2000) Summary Adopted in 2000, Resolution 1325 recognizes the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on women and girls and calls for their increased participation in peace processes and conflict resolution. It urges all actors to protect women andContinue Reading

UN General Assembly. (1979). Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. United Nations Treaty Series, 1249, 13. https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/cedaw.htm Summary CEDAW, adopted in 1979, is often referred to as an international bill of rights for women. It defines discrimination against women and obliges states to take allContinue Reading

United Nations Security Council. (2000, October 31). Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security (S/RES/1325). https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unsc/2000/en/113308 Summary United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, adopted unanimously on 31 October 2000, is a landmark document that addresses the impact of armed conflict on women and girls. It reaffirmsContinue Reading

Chanana, K. (2002). Women and Human Rights. Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, 8(2), 104 – 114. https://doi.org/10.1080/12259276.2002.11665928 Abstract When I state that womens rights are human rights am I stating the obvious? Not really. Because the scale at which womens human rights are being impinged upon both at the familial andContinue Reading

Leeuwen, F.V. (2013). Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: The Practice of the United Nations Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. A.  Hellum & Sinding Aassen (eds.), CEDAW in International, Regional and National Law, Cambridge University Press. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282947004 Abstract Women’s rights are human rights!’. ThisContinue Reading

Joachim, J.  (2018). Women’s Rights as Human Rights. In Robert E. Denemark, (Ed.), The International Studies Encyclopaedia (pp. 7570–7589). Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. https://oxfordre.com/internationalstudies/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.001.0001/acrefore-9780190846626-e-430 Abstract For centuries, women have been struggling for the recognition of their rights. Women’s rights are still being dismissed by United Nations (UN) human rights bodies and even governments,Continue Reading