Croatian Ambassador Calls for Exploring Optional Protocol!
Today, during the UN High-level meeting to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Croatian Ambassador called for examining the need for a new Optional Protocol to CEDAW! His Excellency Ivan Šimonović, Ambassador of Croatia to the United Nations in New York, opened his remark by […]
#16Days: A New Optional Protocol’s Role in Ending Ritual Abuse in Nigeria
#16Days Essay Series Every year, women’s rights activists across the globe participate in 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence from November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls, to December 10, Human Rights Day. This year, members of Every Woman’s Emerging Leaders Council (activists under 35) are publishing […]
Dear Survivors
To All Survivors, Today, we gather our words to honor you, though no combination of phrases could truly capture the depth of our respect, nor could they convey the enormity of the journey you have undertaken. Yet, I write this dedication in the hope that you feel seen, cherished, and celebrated for the incredible strength […]
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Geneva Update: Every Woman Participates in CSO Dialogue
Dear Global Community, Every Woman Treaty just spent a week in Geneva with hundreds of other Civil Society Organizations discussing how we can further women’s rights and safety and ensure civil society’s concerns and expertise are heard. It was a great honor to be part of such important conversations. We had the privilege of speaking […]
UNODC Chief of Firearms Trafficking Section Views OP to CEDAW as a “Bridge”
Support builds for a new Optional Protocol to CEDAW
African Union Supports the Call for a new Optional Protocol!
We have extraordinary news! At our side event…
Dear Canada! We Need You!
Rates of violence against women and girls in Canada and around the world are horrific…
The Every Woman Fellowship Turns Three!
Three years ago when we launched the Every Woman Fellowship, we didn’t know what would happen…
Advocacy in Action: Indigenous Activists Urge UN Leaders to Support Treaty
Today, on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, indigenous coalition members…