women’s rights

Gender parity in governments: Can we force it?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 24/06/2017
In 2015, Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, gave Canada its first cabinet made up of an equal number of men and women. When asked about the reason for his gender parity promise, he simply answered: “Because it’s 2015.”
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No more waiting: Europe must ratify the Istanbul Convention 1
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 15/04/2016
Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention is the only binding mechanism in Europe on combating violence against women and domestic violence. Five years after the Convention was opened for signature, why have only 19 countries ratified it so far?
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