Human Rights Council (HRC)
The Human Rights Council (HRC) is the key intergovernmental body within the United Nations system responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe. It holds three regular sessions a year: in March, June and September. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is the secretariat for the HRC.
The HRC works by:
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Debating and passing resolutions on global human rights issues and human rights situations in particular countries
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Examining complaints from victims of human rights violations or activist organizations on behalf of victims of human rights violations
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Appointing independent experts (known as “Special Procedures”) to review human rights violations in specific countries and examine and further global human rights issues
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Engaging in discussions with experts and governments on human rights issues
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Assessing the human rights records of all UN Member States every four and a half years through the Universal Periodic Review
AWID works with feminist, progressive and human rights partners to share key knowledge, convene civil society dialogues and events, and influence negotiations and outcomes of the session.
With our partners, our work will:
◾️ Raise awareness of the findings of the 2017 and 2021 OURs Trends Reports.
◾️Support the work of feminist UN experts in the face of backlash and pressure
◾️Advocate for state accountability
◾️ Work with feminist movements and civil society organizations to advance rights related to gender and sexuality.
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Seismic shifts: A year of completion, transition and reflection | Annual report 2017

The past five years have been huge for AWID.
We have contributed to some major victories, like expanding the women’s rights funding landscape with ground-breaking, far-reaching research and advocacy. At the same time, we have experienced some devastating setbacks, including the assassination of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) like Berta Cacares of Honduras, Gauri Lankesh of India and Marielle Franco of Brazil, as well as the rise of anti-rights mobilizing in human rights spaces.
Five years ago, we committed to our movement-building role by producing knowledge on anti-rights movement trends, as well as on issues that feminists often engage with less, like illicit financial flows. We advocated side by side with our movement partners, strengthening young feminist and inter-generational activism, and expanding the holistic protection of WHRDs. As we close out the strategic plan, we are proud of our accomplishments and our growth as an organization. We end 2017 with renewed commitment, insights and learning for the continued struggle ahead!
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Ika Vantiani
Ika Vantiani is an Indonesian artist, curator and crafter based in Jakarta. Her works explores the idea of being a woman in today’s society with the intertwined between media and consumption. Ika uses the discipline of collage and expands it into workshop, installation, and street art. Ika is the member of artist collectives including Micro Galleries, The Collage Club and It’s In Your Hands Collective.
2020: Annual Report
For many of us, 2020 was an especially challenging year due to the global health pandemic. Feminists and activists rose to the new challenges meeting community needs in innovative ways. Here are 5 highlights of how AWID contributed to feminist co-creation and resistance.
Watch our Annual Report Video below
Margarita Murillo
Referencias de interés
Explora estos proyectos elaborados por los equipos de AWID para promover la defensoría de derechos y perspectivas feministas.
Ritu
Ritu is a feminist technologist who brings her experience in the non-profit sector, driven by a passion for utilizing innovative approaches to finding feminist technological solutions. Holding a Master's in Technology in Computer Applications from the Indian Institute of Technology, her role at AWID encompasses a diverse range of responsibilities. From overseeing digital security and server management to database administration, capacity building, technology evaluation, software implementation and cloud solutions, Ritu ensures that AWID's IT infrastructure is resilient and effective. Prior to joining AWID, she played a pivotal role in advancing technological initiatives in the Health Promotion and Environment sectors, fueled by her dedication to leveraging technology for social good.
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Message de bienvenue
Hakima Abbas, AWID
"Nous utilisons les outils dont nous disposons pour partager notre résistance, nos stratégies et continuer à renforcer notre pouvoir d'agir et de créer de nouveaux mondes courageux et justes."
Priscilla Hon
Priscilla posee prácticamente dos décadas de experiencia de trabajo en el sector sin fines de lucro con organizaciones por la justicia social abocadas a los derechos de las mujeres y las juventudes, la conservación, la consolidación de la paz y el desarrollo. Sus intereses se centran en establecer procesos y sistemas progresistas que ayuden a una organización a operar de acuerdo a sus valores y principios y a prosperar, así como en encontrar formas de ayudar a las organizaciones y los donantes a identificar y garantizar los recursos que necesitan para una buena labor. Priscilla se unió a AWID en 2018, como Gerente de Movilización de Recursos y, en julio de 2023, asumió el cargo de Directora de Operaciones y Alianzas para el Financiamiento.
Posee una Maestría en Política Internacional de la Escuela de Estudios Orientales y Africanos (SOAS), una pila cada vez más alta de libros para los que todavía intenta encontrar tiempo para leer e integra la Junta de Hodan Somali Community, una entidad benéfica radicada en Londres.
Dicle Kogacioglu
Can speakers or other activity details be changed during 2024?
As we are submitting the application almost one year before the actual event.
Yes! Currently the form requests to list presenters even if they are not confirmed yet. We understand that changes are likely to occur within a year.
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Assembly as Pleasure: Weaving Feminist Collaborative ProjectsGhiwa Sayegh, Kohl: A Journal for Body and Gender Research Witchcraft, shamanism and other insurgent knowledge against patriarchySofía Blanco Sixtos, Colectiva Feminista MAPAS |
Marta Musić
Marta est chercheur·se et activiste queer, transféministe et non binaire, originaire de l'ex-Yougoslavie, actuellement basé·e à Barcelone. Iel facilite des mouvements transnationaux, tisse des alternatives systémiques et est économiste féministe. Iel a cofondé et coordonné avec d’autres la Tapisserie mondiale des alternatives, un processus mondial qui cherche à identifier, documenter et relier les alternatives aux niveaux local, régional et mondial. À l’échelle locale, Marta est engagé·e au sein d’organisations antiracistes, transféministes, queer et migrantes. Iel détient également un doctorat en sciences et technologies environnementales de l'Université autonome de Barcelone, consacré aux perspectives féministes décoloniales d'une pluralité d'alternatives systémiques et à la création de systèmes alternatifs féministes basés sur les soins et la pérennité de la vie. Pendant son temps libre, iel aime boxer, jouer de la guitare et de la batterie dans un groupe de samba, faire de la photographie, de la randonnée, cuisiner pour ses proches et gâter ses deux chats.
Roxana Diaz Gomez
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ภาษาที่ AWID ใช้งานคือ ภาษาอังกฤษ ภาษาฝรั่งเศส และภาษาสเปน โดยภาษาไทยจะถูกเพิ่มเข้ามาในฐานะภาษาท้องถิ่น รวมถึงภาษามือและมาตราการในการช่วยให้เข้าถึงอื่นๆ โดยภาษาอื่นๆอาจถูกเพิ่มเข้ามาหากมีงบประมาณเพียงพอ สามารถเข้ามาดูการอัปเดทว่ามีการเพิ่มภาษาอื่นใดบางได้เรื่อยๆ เราใส่ใจในความยุติธรรมด้านภาษาและจะพยายามให้มีภาษามากที่ที่สุดเท่าที่งบประมาณจะสามารถครอบคลุมได้ เราหวังว่าเราจะสามารถสร้างโอกาสมากมายให้พวกเราสามารถสื่อสารกันหรือนำเสนอในภาษาของตัวเองได้
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Joanne Kobuthi-Kuria
Joanne is an African feminist who is passionate about dismantling gender inequalities on the African continent. Joanne has worked with a number of global organizations, media and think tanks including Amnesty International, Wrthy, Local Development Research Institute, BBC, East African Community (EAC) among others.She serves on a couple of boards including Freely in hope-an NGO based in Kenya and Zambia that seeks to equip survivors and advocates to lead in ending sexual violence and Msingi Trust-a movement of activists that meet at the confluence of faith and human rights. She has a Masters in Business Administration, Masters of Public Policy and a Bachelor of Laws. She is a book junkie with a penchant for fiction.







