By Irene Khan, Director-General IDLO
Far too often, in far too many countries, women cannot find justice. They are denied the very essence of the rule of law — that we are all equal, and equally protected by the law.
Gender equality is increasingly a feature of national constitutions, yet the law frequently continues to restrict women’s rights and freedoms, dictates their submission to male relatives, and limits what women may own or inherit. Tragically, even as it interferes with how women live their lives, the law fails to protect them from gender-based violence.
Governments and the international community have invested heavily in legal systems. In some places, the situation for women is improving. In many settings, however, women still suffer appalling discrimination and violence. Even where women have rights, they may not know they have them. Add to that a host of economic, social or cultural barriers — poverty, poor access, lack of education, social stigma, family pressure, fear of violence, the unfamiliarity with, or lack of confidence in, state institutions — and it is easy to understand why women rarely turn to courts and the legal system for justice.
Water for Food Security & Nutrition
Direct Link to 2015 FAO Report
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/hlpe/hlpe_documents/HLPE_Reports/HLPE-Report-9_EN.pdf
08-01-2016 - In the Full Document – http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/573908/EPRS_BRI(2016)573908_EN.pdf - The text below was the only specific reference to FEMALE MIGRANTS, plus notation of the Resolution below on Undocumented Women Migrants in the European Union.
Health problems specific to women
Female migrants may additionally be faced with problems related to reproductive health, such as complications with pregnancy and childbirth, as well as the risk of exposure to (sexual) violence and abuse.
Direct Link to 2015 UN General Assembly Resolution
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/648743324d118e5708c17beef/files/N1537028.pdf
