Table of Contents - East and Horn of Africa Human Rights ...

Promote and
protect human
rights
Freedom of
expression,
including the
right to discuss
new human
rights ideas
Access to
information
Regional Workshop on Women and Minority Human Rights Defenders
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Human Rights
Defenders
Declaration
Art 1
Art 6, 7, 8
Art 6, 14
CEDAW Convention
and General
Recommendations
Articles: Preamble,
Article 2 and all Articles
(promote and protect
the right of women to
equality and non-discrimination)
No 12: Violence against
women (1989)
[Art. 2, 5, 11, 12, 16]
No 19: Violence against
women (1992)
[Art. 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 5, 6,
10, 11, 12, 14, 16)
Articles: 7 (eliminate
discrimination in
political and public life)
and 8 (right to equally
participate in government
and international
organisations)
No 3: Role of education
and public information
programs to reduce
stereotypical representations
of women (1987)
(specific reference to
HRD Art. 7) [Art. 5]
No 14 on female circumcision
(1990) (specific
reference to HRD
Art. 7) [Art. 10, 12]
No 23: Measures to
be taken to implement
equality in women’s
political and public life
(1997) [Art. 4, 7, 8]
Articles: 10 (access to
education)
No 6: Establishment
of effective national
machineries for the
advancement of women;
and distribution of
CEDAW concluding
observations (1988)
ICCPR Other related
instruments
Articles: 7 (eliminate
discrimination in
political and public life)
and 8 (right to equally
participate in government
and international
organisations)
No 3: Role of education
and public information
programs to reduce
stereotypical representations
of women (1987)
(specific reference to
HRD Art. 7) [Art. 5]
No 14 on female circumcision
(1990) (specific
reference to HRD
Art. 7) [Art. 10, 12]
No 23: Measures to
be taken to implement
equality in women’s
political and public life
(1997) [Art. 4, 7, 8]
Art 19
Art 19
Art. 19
UDHR
Art. 9
ACHPR
Art. 13
ACHR
Art. 10
ECHR
Art. 5
ICERD
Art. 13 CRC
Art. 13
ICMW
Art. 19
UDHR
Art. 9
ACHPR
Art. 13
ACHR
Art. 10
ECHR
Art. 13 CRC
Art. ICMW