WOMEN are often the victims of corporate human rights violations such as in the garment factories of Bangladesh, the evictions by mining companies, the environmental pollution by factories that damages health, privatization as of water resulting in less availability and higher costs, the inadequate leverage in labor contracts and benefits, the abuse of women human rights defenders advocating for community rights over corporate interests. As women are the majority of the undereducated and poor, they often, especially in developing countries, do not have the sophisticated actions, or money for high paid lawyers, or payoffs as to governments for vested interests. They may be silenced, threatened. Biofuels and other corporate driven projects may destroy their sustainable food production. Poverty may (even illegally) result in child (girls) labor and subsequent dropping out of school. Some corporations are increasingly attentive to human rights. But the advertising and public relations messages may be very different from the realities at the grassroots level for women. There are encouraging efforts to advocate for human rights principles, accountability, and actions by businesses and corporations. But, in an increasingly globalized world, if we follow the power, privilege, and profit, we still have to struggle for corporate respect and policies for women's human rights.
Corporate responsibility, human rights, & women
Извор: WUNRN – 01.09.2014
Nationality laws which do not grant women equality with men in conferring nationality to their children are a cause of statelessness and a concern for UNHCR under its mandate to prevent and reduce statelessness(1). Since 2012, UNHCR has issued an annual background note on gender equality in legal provisions in nationality laws which relate to conferral of nationality to children. This Background Note provides the most up-to-date information available to UNHCR as at 8 March 2014.
Background note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws & Statelessness 2014
Извор: WUNRN – 01.09.2014
The present report contains an overview of the global rates of birth registration, a universal human right recognized in a number of international instruments. It considers the consequences and impact of non-registration on human rights, particularly since the right to be registered at birth is closely linked to the realization of many other rights, such as the right to health and the right to education. It also analyses the barriers to access to birth registration, provides examples of good practices and makes a number of recommendations to ensure the universal implementation of this right.
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law
Извор: WUNRN – 01.09.2014
Contrary to modern istpredictions that religion would retreat into a private zone of worship and practice, recent decades have seen religion become increasingly salient on the political stage worldwide. Does this matter? From the point of view of women’s rights and gender equality, much is at stake. UNRISD research shows that politicized religion impinges on women’s rights in problematic ways. The challenge to gender equality comes not just from fundamentalist agendas, but also from those who instrumentalize women’s rights for political ends.
Religion, Politics & Gender Equality
Извор: WUNRN – 01.09.2014
Implementing the Women, Peace and Security agenda is the responsibility of national governments as well as the UN. Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) contains specific text regarding national implementation, particularly in regard to women's participation in decision-making and peace processes, the protection of women and girls, and gender training. NAPs serve as a tool for guiding national policy document that is able to capture the diverse set of government bodies and stakeholders tasked with security, foreign policy, development and gender equality.
