International Day of Women Judges

This commemorative volume documents and celebrates the achievements of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls over the past fifteen years. It stands as a tribute to the tireless efforts of its members, showcasing the evolution of the mandate and its impact on addressing discrimination against women and girls globally. High-Level Launch Event of the OHCHR Publication "Advancing Women's Rights and Gender Equality: The Fifteenth Anniversary of the Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls" Live Meetings & Events

The Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary was adopted on 06 September 1985 by the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders held at Milan from 26 August to 6 September 1985. Whereas in the Charter of the United Nations the peoples of the world affirm, inter alia , their determination to establish conditions under which justice can be maintained to achieve international co-operation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms without any discrimination, Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines in particular the principles of equality before the law, of the presumption of innocence and of the right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law, Whereas the International Covenants on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and on Civil and Political Rights both guarantee the exercise of those rights, and in addition, the C...

 This report presents the outcomes of the evaluation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) project funded by United Nations Development Account (UNDA) on Improving Access to Legal Aid for Women in Western Africa (1819U). It aims to ensure accountability towards the project stakeholders , equip them with learning, and inform decision making about possible future comparable initiative s.  PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES  The project aimed to improve women's access to Legal Aid services in Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone through three components:  1. Legal aid normative framework (legislative, regulatory, policy, institutional);  2. Legal aid provision;  3. Empowerment of women to use legal aid.  The project was funded by UNDA, with a total budget of 619,000 USD. It was implemented by UNODC Justice Section, with UN Women as an implementing partne...

  Discriminatory justice systems deny women and their families protection, accountability and reparation—leading to impunity for perpetrators and a cyclical pattern of further violations. Justice is a right in itself as well as an enabler of all other rights. Yet many women and girls— particularly those who face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination —experience the justice system not as a bastion for the vulnerable but rather as a preserve of a privileged few. The effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is not conceivable without access to justice . If the commitment of leaving no one behind is to be attained, justice services must reach the excluded. When women’s rights are protected through effective justice systems , pathways are created for inclusion, poverty reduction and sustainable peace. This Practitioner’s Toolkit on Women’s Access to Justice Programming harnesses experiences, lessons and promising practices to ensure non-di...