Women and Human Rights
Women's rights
The equal enjoyment of human rights by women and men is a universally accepted principle reaffirmed by the Vienna Declaration, which was adopted by 171 countries at the World Conference on Human Rights in June 1993.
The areas covered by the Declaration are:
- Equal access to basic social services, including education and health services
- Equal opportunities for participation in political and economic decision-making
- Equal pay for equal work
- Equal protection under the law
- Elimination of gender discrimination and elimination of violence against women
- Equal rights of citizens in all spheres of life, public (such as the workplace) and private (such as the home).
FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE AND WOMEN'S SUPPORT
Although it is undeniable that in the last 25 years, women have made significant progress in the development and have moved towards equality with men in areas such as education and health, their opportunities for participation in some areas, such as economics or politics, remain limited..
In some countries, legislation also does not allow them to enjoy the same protection and rights as men.
At Fundación por la Justicia we consider that women play a key role in the development of their societies. For this reason, an important part of the projects that have been carried out over the years have been centred around three essential components:
- Equal opportunities for all people in society
- Sustainability of these opportunities, from one generation to the next
- Empowering people, so that they participate in and benefit from the development process
PROJECTS
Justice Foundation and Ariana Association: Addressing the Human Rights Crisis of Afghan Women
Foundation for Justice has met with Inmaculada Orquín to address the precarious situation and human rights of Afghan women, highlighting the urgent situation of 40 women belonging to the Ariana Association in Pakistan. These women wait...
MANIFESTO of the Meeting International Alliances from a Gender Perspective: Global Sorority Networks
MANIFESTO of the Meeting International Alliances from a Gender Perspective: Global Sorority Networks
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Gender and Open Government Day [3 June 2022].
GENDER AND OPEN GOVERNMENT In order to promote citizens' knowledge of the principles of transparency and open government, Fundación por la Justicia is carrying out a project to increase the capacity for citizen participation through the use of the principles of transparency and open government....
A Window on the reality of transgender women in El Salvador
The main victims of the most violent crimes in El Salvador are transgender women, whose life expectancy is 33 years. Since 1994, more than 600 people from this community have been violently murdered. Of the more than 100 reported cases of murder...
Benvingudes
A project planned to start in 2022 whose main objective is to promote the social integration of women victims of trafficking, potential applicants for international protection and their children, through a reception and comprehensive care system. In order to...
Senegal: Valencia-Senegal Co-development
The Valencia-Senegal Codesarrollo initiative, implemented between 2011 and 2014, aimed to generate economic resources for groups at risk of exclusion in the Dakar area by promoting self-employment through the creation of micro-enterprises and the reinforcement of the local economy.....
Paraguay: "Improving prevention of child sexual exploitation".
The project "Improving the prevention of child sexual exploitation", implemented in 2011 in Paraguay, strengthened the programme of disengagement from sexual exploitation offered by the Luna Nueva association to underage women who live in this...
Paraguay: "Women and development
Project "Women and Development". The project, carried out in 2010, was executed in a single edition, contributing to reversing the process of vulnerability that affects the women of Villa El Cerrito. It also helped to generate spaces for reflection, creation,...
Ethiopia: Ethiopian women lawyers
Human rights training project, legal assistance and participatory design of actions in the strategy of the association "Ethiopian Women Lawyers" for the reduction of harmful traditional practices in Ethiopia. The project, implemented between 2009 and 2011,...