Country: Lebanon
Collaborators: SRI, Nasawiya
Key Words: Human Rights of Women; Sexual Violence; Discrimination Against Women; Sexuality Education; Abortion; Criminalization; Sexual Orientation; Gender Identity; Rights of Migrant Workers
Country: Malawi
Collaborators: SRI, Charlotte wezi Mesikano, Women’s Crisis Centre
Key Words: Sexual Orientation; Gender Identity; Criminalization; Sexual and Reproductive Health
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
This submission argues that the concept of trafficking should be debunked to give way to policies that ensure migrant rights and address migrant labour. In doing this, it deals with the definition of trafficking in the Convention and its consequent impact on women and girls, especially in the context of migration. The CEDAW Committee now has an opportunity to reframe the understanding of state obligations and standards on the issue of trafficking from a gender perspective, so that it is grounded in human rights and upholds bodily autonomy of women and girls.
Juan S. Jaime P. and Pooja Badarinath tell us about the CEDAW Committee's half-day of discussion on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration, and about the Sexual Rights Initiative's submission to the Committee.
Read about the day of discussion here.