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Intersessional assignment - for participants only!

You are required to draft a 3-5 pages legal analysis on an issue from your country related to one of the three themes of the Institute (violence against women, reproductive rights, employment discrimination). The purpose of this exercise is for you to have a solid document that you can develop further throughout the year in order to transform it in an advocacy tool for promoting and protecting women’s rights in your country. We hopethat you will be able to use it, for instance, in engaging in a dialogue with competent public officials in your country, drafting a shadow letter/shadow report to a UN Treaty Monitoring Body (UNTMB), initiating a strategic litigation case, etc.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights adopted a decision against the USA in a domestic violence case

Based on the considerations of facts and law, and having examined the evidence and arguments presented by the parties during the proceedings, the Commission concluded that the USA failed to act with due diligence to protect Jessica Lenahan and Leslie, Katheryn and Rebecca Gonzales from domestic violence, which violated the State’s obligation not to discriminate and to provide for equal protection before the law under Article II of the American Declaration.

The latest CEDAW decisions: against Bulgaria and Brazil.

In its 49th session, in July 2011, the CEDAW Committee adopted views in two communications - against Brazil and Bulgaria.
Communication No17/2008 concers maternal mortality and reproductive health. The case was filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Communication No20/2008 concerns domestic violence. The case was filed by a lawyer working with the Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation - Plovdiv branch.
Both the cases address serious violations of women's human rights.

Handbook on European non-discrimination law produced by the European Court of Human Rights and the FRA was lounched at the end of March 2011

Handbook on European non-discrimination law produced by the European Court of Human Rights and the FRA was lounched at the end of March 2011. It is a comprehensive guide to non-discrimination law and relevant key concepts.

European Parliament adopted a Resolution on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women

On 5th of April 2011, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women.

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Intersessional assignment - for participants only!

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights adopted a decision against the USA in a domestic violence case

The latest CEDAW decisions: against Bulgaria and Brazil.

Handbook on European non-discrimination law produced by the European Court of Human Rights and the FRA was lounched at the end of March 2011

European Parliament adopted a Resolution on priorities and outline of a new EU policy framework to fight violence against women

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