Gender Equality in Progress: Equality Now at the 56th UN Human Rights Council [Video]

The Human Rights Council is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world, including by making recommendations to address human rights violations. 

Equality Now engages with the Human Rights Council by making written submissions on violations of women’s rights to the various mechanisms of the Human Rights Council, making oral statements during its sessions, as well as holding bilateral meetings with government representatives, and hosting side events. 

Our team members from Sri Lanka, Kenya, Sudan, and India joined various events across the 56th session, alongside our partners from The Gambia and the United States and young people from Egypt and Palestine who joined as part of the YW4A program. 

Campaign Manager for the Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law, Hyshyama Hamin, and Equality Now Senior Legal Advisor, Esther Waweru, each spoke as panelists during the annual full-day discussion of the rights of women, which is a key part of the Human Rights …