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Regional Workshop on Women and Minority Human Rights Defenders 2 | P a g e Table of Contents Acronyms ……………………………………………………………… 4 Session: Page A. Executive Summary ……………………………………………………. 5 B. Background ……………………………………………………………. 7 C. Official Opening ……………………………………………………….. 9 D. Key Note Address ……………………………………………………… 10 DAY ONE E. Women Human Rights Defenders in the East and Horn of Africa; An Over view of Work Experiences ………………………..………………………….. 12 F. Minority Defenders in the East and Horn of Africa; An Overview of Work Experiences ………………………………….………………………… 13 G. Gender Based Violence against Women Human Rights Defenders and Minority Rights Defenders ………………………………………………………… 14 H. Mainstreaming Gender into Human Rights Defenders Work ..……………… 15 DAY TWO I. Regional Advocacy and Lobby Campaigns on Women Human Rights and Minority Rights Defenders …………………………………………………………. 18 J. Security for Human Rights Defenders …………………………………… 19 K. Protection Mechanisms………………………… ………………………… 20 L. Threats and Challenges; Developing Responsive Strategies……………………. 23 M. Conclusions, Wrap Up and Closing ……………………………………... 26 Annexes 1. Workshop Agenda …………………………………………………… 28 2. Table of the Rights of Women Human Rights Defenders’ as reflected in Fundamental International Human Rights Conventions ………………. 31 3. Workshop papers …………………………………………………… 34 4. Workshop participants ………………………………………………… 45
Regional Workshop on Women and Minority Human Rights Defenders 3 | P a g e ACRONYMS ACHPR - African Commission on Human and People’s Rights AI - Amnesty International AMWA - Akina Mama wa Afrika CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of all forms of violence against women CSOs - Civil Society Organisations EHAHRDP - East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project FIDA-U - Association of Uganda Women Lawyers GBV - Gender based violence HRDs - Human Rights Defenders ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights KIOS - Finnish NGO Foundation for Human Rights MRDs - Minority Rights Defenders OHCHR - United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights SGBV - Sexual and Gender Based Violence UHRC - Uganda Human Rights Commission UN - United Nations UNDHR - United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, 1998 WHRDs - Women Human Rights Defenders
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