IIMA Human Rights Office - Geneva

The mission of the Office is to create and promote a network between the Institute of the FMAs and the United Nations, its bodies and mechanisms for the protection and promotion of Human Rights. We seek to participate in drafting of international policies aimed at promoting the “Right to Education for All”. To this end, the Office organizes training courses, gives international visibility to the activities realized by the Institute worldwide and promotes new collaboration networks.

Welcome!

Dear friends,

We are glad to inform you that after our pleasant experience with the Italian blog, the IIMA Human Rights Office has decided to open a new blog in English.

On this blog, you may follow our main activities with the United Nations and its mechanisms for the protection and promotion of human rights, as well as news from the UN bodies and IIMA offices in different countries related to the right to education.

Do you want to collaborate with us? You can apply for an internship at the IIMA Human Rights Office. Click here!

Have a great time reading!

3.2.14

Working for WOMEN'S RIGHTS

57th session of CEDAW : 10-28 February 2014

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol, entered into force on 22 December 2000.

CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women’s rights from around the world.

Countries who have become party to the treaty (States parties) are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights of the Convention are implemented. During its sessions the Committee considers each State party report and addresses its concerns and recommendations to the State party in the form of concluding observations.

In the next session, the following States are going to be examined: Bahrain, Cameroon, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Sierra Leone and Finland.

The IIMA Office...

Attended the Human Rights Organizational Meeting (5 December, 2016-Palais des Nations)
Is attending the 91st Session of CERD-Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 November - 9 December, 2016-Palais des Nations)
Is attending the 9th Session Ninth session of the Forum on Minority Issues on "Minorities in situations of humanitarian crises”(24-25 November, 2016-Palais des Nations)
Is attending the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (21-22 November, Palais des Nations)
Is attending the 59th session of the Committee on the Convention Against Torture (7 Nov - 7 Dec, Palais Wilson)

Training Courses

Geneva, September 2016 - Training course for Salesian coordinators and youth pastoral leaders attending the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva, June 2016 - Training course for Salesian advisors, operators, and provincial members attending the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva, March 2016 - Training course for Salesian advisors, youth pastoral leaders and provincial members attending the 31st session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva, June 2015 - Training course for Auxilium faculty members attending the 29th session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva, March 2015 - Training course for Auxilium faculty and Salesian UK province delegates attending the 28th session of the Human Rights Council