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April 21, 2022

Gaps in the international legal framework on violence against women and girls

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Join us and Every Woman Treaty on April 21 at 9:30 a.m. ET US (UTC-4) to learn about gaps in the international framework on violence against women and discuss how to close them.

Guests include:

- Kirthi Jayakumar (India) Activist, Lawyer, Feminist, The Gender Security Project

- Francisco Rivera (Puerto Rico), human rights attorney, law professor, founding director of the International Human Rights Clinic at Santa Clara University

- Leila Nazgül Seiitbek (Kyrgyzstan), Founder and Chairwoman, Freedom for Eurasia

- Karin Ryan, The Carter Center, moderator


The Carter Center amplifies the voices of human rights defenders and is pleased to host a series of discussions organized with Every Woman Treaty, https://everywoman.org. This is the first event in our collaborative series. The live discussions will address different issues around violence against women and girls and call for a new global treaty to end this violence.

Look for upcoming events monthly.

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Forum Admin: 9:39 am

Hello and welcome, please send any questions for the panel here.

Private Member 1: 9:39 am

Specificity is key for widespread and pervasive human rights violation. Need legally binding frameowrks that address accountability and challenge impunity.

Private Member 1: 9:43 am

The role of monitoring bodies is important to educate, to ensure accountability through scrutiny of State reports and NGO reports etc - and provides an opportunity to submit findings and recommendations to the State.

Private Member 1: 10:00 am

Well said Francisco. Holistic approach on a specific human rights violation is imperative.

Forum Admin: 10:02 am

You can read the treaty at https://everywoman.org

Forum Admin: 10:04 am

To see the Safer Sooner report, click Safer Sooner report: https://everywoman.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Safer-Sooner-Report-Website.pdf

Private Member 1: 10:04 am

States can be held accountable through treaty for private acts, based on the failure to protect and prevent harm.

Private Member 1: 10:24 am

Thanks to the moderator and all the speakers. Your committment to the cause is commendable and your dedication will hopefully see a specific treaty being adopted in the near future.

Forum Admin: 10:30 am

Thank you all for attending.

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