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Just Associates launches campaign on women human rights defenders

In September, Just Associates (JASS) - together with the Global Fund for Women and MADRE - launched the campaign...

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at 50: The Significance from a Women’s Rights Perspective

This publication by the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) and ESCR-Net, entitled ...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Advancing Women’s ESCR in Central and Eastern Europe

The Women and ESCR Working Group, in partnership with ESCR-Net member Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation, held a workshop on advancing women’s...

Women’s Land and Property Rights and the Post-2015 Development Agenda

The paper provided detailed information on the current state of women’s rights to access,...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Using CEDAW to Secure Women’s Land and Property Rights: A Practical Guide

The purpose of Using CEDAW to Secure Women’s Land and Property Rights: A Practical Guide is to provide advocacy information, advice and tools to those wishing...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Redistributing Unpaid Care Work – Why Tax Matters for Women’s Rights

This policy briefing by the Institute of Development Studies and the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR), Redistributing Unpaid Care Work – Why Tax Matters...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Women’s Work Counts: Feminist Arguments for Human Rights at Work

The feminist and human rights approaches discussed in Women’s Work Counts: Feminist Arguments for Human Rights at Work...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Regional workshop in Lebanon to advance Women’s ESCR in the Middle East and North Africa

The Women and ESCR Working Group, in partnership with ESCR-Net member ANND (...

Justice at the grassroots: Using the power of law to expand women’s access to services in Delhi

"Justice at the grassroots: Using the power of law to expand women’s access to services in Delhi" is a toolkit seeking to equip community members with the skills and knowledge they need to...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Equality Now and Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) v. Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Communication 341/2007

In 2001 Aberew Jemma Negussie abducted and raped 13-year-old Woineshet Zebene Negash, with the aid of several accomplices. Her abduction was reported to the police, who rescued her and arrested Mr. Negussie in Ethiopia. Evidence of the rape was documented in a medical report. Mr. Negussie was freed on bail and abducted Ms. Negash again, this time hiding her in his brother’s house for a month and forcing her to sign a marriage contract. She managed to escape. In 2003 Mr.