Human rights groups raise concerns over UN framework on sex-based violence

Human rights groups raise concerns over UN framework on sex-based violence

Twenty-three human rights organizations and individuals, including Amnesty International, raised concerns about sex-based violence on Thursday. The report, titled “Forms of Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls: New Frontiers and Emerging Issues,” comes after the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls called for input in the upcoming 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The submission contended that the shift in t…

Human Rights Day 2024: Trust partners with UN Human Rights Office and Aix-Marseilles University

Aix-en-Provence 10 December 2024 On Human Rights Day 2024, the Equal Rights Trust co-convened an event with the UN Human Rights Office and Aix-Marseille University to promote the UN Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation and to discuss efforts to enact and implement these laws, two years after the launch of the Guide. The event brought together academics, activists and advocates from Belgium, France and Maur…