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
What is happening in El Salvador with Human Rights?
On May 1, 2021, with the newly inaugurated legislature, Bukele's party, Nuevas Ideas, together with 8 allied deputies, dismissed the Magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Attorney General of the Republic of El...
Struggles of defenders of the LGTBIQ+ collective in El Salvador
On the afternoon of Monday, September 20, the Octubre Center for Contemporary Culture hosted the colloquium on “Struggles and resistance of defenders of LGTBIQ+ rights in El Salvador”, within the framework of a project that was born in response to protection needs. .
Training Human Rights and SDGs
Fundación por la Justicia will carry out, starting next September, the new free online training course on Human Rights and SDGs aimed at volunteers in the Valencian Community. The aim of this course is to train citizens in human rights and...
Betting on Open Government for consumers
This day aims to contribute to the improvement of knowledge in the field of socialization in the three pillars that make up open government: transparency, accountability and citizen participation. The aim is to develop a...
Registration is open for “Betting on Open Government”
Next Thursday, June 10, at the University of Valencia, the conference “Betting on Open Government” will take place, the main objective of which will be to contribute to knowledge in the field of socialization in the three pillars that make up the Government...
Statement from the AVAF Participation Council
The members of the Citizen Participation Council of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF), the representative body of Civil Society to which this Agency is accountable, wish to convey to public opinion the deep concern we feel regarding the...
THE DEFENDER OF THE RIGHTS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN IS MURDERED: MALALA MAIWAND
The activist, journalist and defender of women's and children's rights in Afghanistan, Malala Maiwand, was murdered on December 10 in Jalalabad (Nangarhar), according to the Afghan government, when she was leaving her home on her way to the radio television station where she was. ..
Mujica sweeps Valencia: queues and crowds to see the former Uruguayan president
A thousand people gather at the Center del Carme to listen to the former president. To read the full news click here
Pepe Mújica, Former President of Uruguay, receives the 2019 Human Rights Award
José Alberto Mujica Cordano, former President of the Republic of Uruguay and better known as Pepe Mujica, received the 2019 Human Rights Award from the Valencian Council of Bar Associations - Foundation for Justice on February 5 from the President of...