CSW68 2024 Side Event hosted by WHRI
Eradicating Violence Against Women: CEDAW’s Impact on Institutional Reform & Feminist Activism
Date: Friday, March 15th
Time: 12:30 pm – 2 pm
Location: Salvation Army Auditorium, 221 E. 52nd St., New York, NY 10022
Description: Celebrating two decades of dedicated women’s rights advocacy, the Women’s Human Rights Institute brings together a panel of international feminist activists to explore the importance of CEDAW and international human rights standards as a framework for activism and institutional reform to support women’s right to live a life free of violence.
Speakers:
Amanda Dale (moderator) – Women’s human rights expert & advocate; VAW expert, WHRI (Canada)
Marion Bethel – Rapporteur and Vice-Chair, CEDAW Committee (The Bahamas)
Bhavya Joshi – WHRI; Women’s reproductive health advocate and global health researcher, WHRI (India)
Anya Victoria – Women’s human rights lawyer & activist, WHRI, (Mexico)
Sara Mux – Indigenous women’s rights activist, Colectiva Ixpop (Maya Kaqchikel, Guatemala)
Terry Ince – Convenor and founding member of the CEDAW Committee of Trinidad and Tobago, CCoTT (Trinidad and Tobago)