14 Nations Support Exploring an Optional Protocol

In the lead-up to the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Every Woman Treaty…
Letter from Antigua and Barbuda

Dear Global Community, I’ve just returned from the island of Antigua and Barbuda where I attended the…
New EU Policy Demonstrates Need for Global Standards

This spring, the European Parliament approved its first directive on combating violence…
UN Ambassador of Costa Rica Calls for Optional Protocol at Human Rights Council

During the 55th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, Her Excellency Ambassador Shara Duncan…
Celebrating Each Other

Amid the hustle and bustle of events, dinners, and furthering the cause of women’s rights during the recent Commission on
Judge Najla Ayoubi speaks at CSW68 Session on Crimes Against Humanity in Afghanistan with a Gender Lens

Since the Taliban seized power in 2021, women and girls in Afghanistan have been subjected to severe repression of their rights and freedoms.
The Special Rapporteur: Celebrating 30 Years of Working to End Violence Against Women and Girls

n March 4, 1994, the UN Commission on Human Rights appointed a Special Rapporteur on violence against women to address
Four Nations, Four Special Rapporteurs Call for Treaty in New York

The four nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone,
Special Rapporteur Calls for New Optional Protocol to CEDAW at CSW in New York

The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Ms. Reem Alsalem called for the creation of an Optional Protocol on violence against women and girls to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) during the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of […]
Four Nations Launch Initiative for Global Treaty

On December 7, 2023 Every Woman Treaty hosted an online webinar for the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence,