Does Law Matter20 Years of Accessing Justice for Women.pptVIP

Does Law Matter?20 Years of Accessing Justice for Women Where did we come from? UN World Conference on the Decade for Women: “Equality Development and Peace” Nairobi, Kenya (1985) 1987 - CLADEM 1988 - APWLD, following the Third World Conference in 1985 on Women 1990 - WILDAF at the Women, Law and Development Conference in Africa Justice for women - Equality - Development - Peace What did we achieve as a movement ? 20 GAINS YEARS 1. New norms and standards for women’s rights; Women’s rights as human rights; Violence against women as a human rights violation; Principle of Equalit