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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À propos de cette enquête
- MONDIALE ET DIVERSE: Elle se penche sur les réalités du financement de l’organisation des mouvements féministes à l’échelle mondiale, et par région.
- CONTEXTUALISÉE: Elle place au centre les voix, points de vue et expériences vécues des mouvements féministes dans toute leur richesse, leur audace et leur diversité, en fonction de leur contexte respectif.
- COCRÉÉE: Elle est élaborée et dirigée en consultation étroite avec les membres de l’AWID et les partenaires du mouvement.
- COMPLÉMENTAIRE: Elle contribue aux, et vient enrichir les données probantes existantes sur l’état du financement de l’organisation des mouvements féministes, de défense des droits des femmes et pour la justice de genre collectées par des activistes, des bailleurs de fonds féministes et des allié·es.
- PLURILINGUE: L’enquête est disponible en français, anglais, arabe, espagnol, portugais et russe.
- CONFIDENTIELLE: La confidentialité de votre vie privée et votre anonymat sont nos priorités. L’AWID ne publiera en aucun cas des informations relatives à une organisation donnée ni ne divulguera d’informations qui permettraient d’identifier une organisation par le biais de son emplacement ou de caractéristiques qui lui sont propres. Notre politique de confidentialité est disponible ici.
- ACCESSIBLE: Elle est accessible aux personnes ayant une diversité de capacités d’audition, de mouvement, de vision et cognitives, et répondre aux questions prend en moyenne 30 minutes.
- REPRODUCTIBLE: Elle peut être reproduite par des mouvements dans leur contexte respectif. Les outils et séries de données de l’enquête seront publiés pour soutenir de nouvelles recherches et efforts de plaidoyer collectifs.
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Metzineres
When walking in the heart of the Raval district of Barcelona, you might come across Metzineres, a feminist cooperative by and for womxn2 who use drugs surviving multiple situations of vulnerability.
Imagine a place free of stigma, where womxn can be safe. A safe place that provides shelter, support and accompaniment for womxn whose rights are systematically violated by the war on drugs and those who experience violence, discrimination and repression as a result.
Right outside the entrance, passers by and visitors are greeted with a massive chalkboard that outlines tips, tricks, wishes and drawings by drug users. There is also a calendar that boasts a range of activities self-organized by the Metzineres community. Whether it’s hairdressing and cosmetics workshops, radio shows, theater, communal meals offered to the community, or self-defense classes - there is always something going on.
The cooperative provides safe consumption sites as well as utilities that cover people’s basic needs. There are beds, storage spaces, showers, toilets, washing machines and a small outdoor terrace where people can chill or have a goat gardening.
Metzineres operates within a harm reduction framework, which attempts to reduce the negative consequences of using drugs. But harm reduction is so much more than a set of practices: it is a politics anchored in social justice, dignity and rights for people who use drugs.
2 Womxn is a term used by the collective to describe cis and trans women as well as non-binary peopleRosalyn Albaniel Evara
Rani Jethmalani
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Remerciements
L’AWID remercie chaleureusement les nombreuses personnes dont les idées, analyses et contributions ont permis de rédiger la recherche "Où est l’argent pour l’organisation des mouvements féministes?" et les actions de plaidoyer au fil des années.
En premier lieu, et avant tout, nos profonds remerciements aux membres et activistes de l’AWID ayant pris part aux consultations WITM et piloté cette enquête à nos côtés, partageant si généreusement leur temps, leurs analyses et ouvrant leur cœur.
Notre gratitude va également aux mouvements féministes, aux allié·es et aux fonds féministes, et notamment, sans s’y limiter, au Black Feminist Fund, au Pacific Feminist Fund, à ASTRAEA Lesbian Foundation for Justice, à FRIDA Young Feminist Fund, à Purposeful, au Kosovo Women’s Network, au Human Rights Funders Network, au Dalan Fund et à PROSPERA International Network of Women's Funds pour vos études et recherches rigoureuses sur l’état du financement de l’organisation des mouvements, vos analyses pointues et vos incessantes actions de plaidoyer en faveur de davantage de financement de meilleure qualité et de plus de pouvoir pour l’organisation des mouvements féministes et de genre dans tous les contextes.
Rejoignez la communauté mondiale de féministes qui s’expriment sur l’état du financement, exigeant davantage de financement de meilleure qualité et de pouvoir pour les féministes dans le monde entier.
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El cuidado como base de las economías
La pandemia de COVID-19 puso de relieve la crisis mundial de los cuidados y demostró los fracasos del modelo económico dominante que está destruyendo servicios públicos esenciales, infraestructuras sociales y sistemas de atención en todo el mundo.
Cozinha Ocupação 9 Julho, Asociación de Mujeres Afrodescendientes del Norte del Cauca (ASOM) y Metzineres son solo algunos ejemplos de economías de cuidado que centran las necesidades de las personas marginalizadas y la Naturaleza, así como el trabajo de cuidados, el trabajo reproductivo, invisibilizado y no remunerado necesario para garantizar la sostenibilidad de nuestras vidas, nuestras sociedades y nuestros ecosistemas.
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Wangari Maathai
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Tout à fait, nous souhaitons connaître votre opinion et votre expérience du financement.
The Feminist Film Club
As part of AWID’s Feminist Realities journey, we invite you to explore our newly launched Feminist Film Club: a collection of short and feature films selected by feminist curators and storytellers from around the world, including Jess X. Snow (Asia/Pacific), Gabrielle Tesfaye (Africa/African Diaspora), and Esra Ozban (South West Asia, North Africa). Alejandra Laprea is curating the Latin & Central American program, which we’ll launch in September during AWID’s Crear, Résister, Transform: A Festival for Feminist Movements. In the meantime, look out for announcements on special films screenings and conversations with filmmakers!
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La Cubierta
Cuidados y sanación
Teresa Scalzo, Esq.
Alberta "Betty" Cariño
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The Young Feminist Wire
An online community for and by young feminists working on women’s human rights, gender equality and social justice around the world.
The Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs)
The platform is the go-to place for information and resources on safeguarding the universality of rights in international and regional human rights spaces.
The Young Feminist Fund-FRIDA
Provides funding for young feminist-led initiatives. It aims to strengthen the capacity of young feminist organizations to leverage resources for their work and to increase donors’ and allies’ commitments to resourcing young feminist activism.
Online Directory of Urgent Responses for WHRDs
A go-to site to learn about the urgent responses undertaken to protect women human rights defenders and to find tools and resources to support the work and wellness of WHRDs.
IM-Defensoras (Mesoamerican Initiative for Women Human Rights Defenders)
A regional initiative created to prevent, respond, document and make public all cases of violence against women human rights defenders in the Mesoamerican region.
The WHRD International Coalition
The WHRD IC is a resource and advocacy network for the protection and support of women human rights defenders worldwide.
Post-2015 Women´s Coalition
A Coalition of feminist, women´s rights, women´s development, grassroots and social justice organisations working to challenge and reframe teh global development agenda.
Women´s Major Group on Development
The role of the Women’s Major Group is to assure effective public participation of women’s non-governmental groups in the UN policy processes on Sustainable Development, Post2015 and Environmental matters.
Women Working Group on Financing for Development
An alliance of women’s organizations and networks to advocate for the advancement of gender equality, women’s empowerment and human rights in the Financing for Development (FfD) related UN processes.
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