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
World Day Against Child Labor
From the Valencia International Film and Human Rights Festival we join today, June 12, in the celebration of the World Day against Child Labor. In 2002, the International Labor Organization (ILO) declared this date with the purpose of...
WELCOME
The VI Valencia International Film and Human Rights Festival is an initiative of the Foundation for Justice, which we consider to be key to raising awareness of the Millennium Development Goals in society in general through art and...
Screening of documentaries at La Beneficencia
On Thursday, June 12 at 10:00 p.m., a documentary session on Human Rights will be screened. The event will be part of the Social Justice Cycle organized by the ICAV, the Foundation for Justice and the Provincial Council of Valencia. It will take place in...
The Foundation for Justice and the Bancaja Foundation present their XI Prize to MAIDES
Tomorrow the Foundation for Justice and the Bancaja Foundation present the XI Foundation for Justice-Bancaja Award to the MAIDES Foundation. Its president, Jose Mª de Scals, held a meeting with the media today at the Bancaja Cultural Center in...
Mozambique: "Provision of water tanks at the Chiparango Children's Centre".
The project "Provision of water tanks at the Chiparango Children's Centre" contributed to improving the living conditions of children so that they could attend primary school in a safe and...
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...
10th Foundation for Justice-Bancaja Human Rights Award for the Jesuit Service to Refugees SJR
The Foundation for Justice-Bancaja Award recognizes the trajectory and constant dedication of those people or organizations that stand out for their contribution to the promotion and defense of human rights. The Jury, chaired by the winners of the last edition...
Senegal: "Albinos in the shadow of the sun"
Through the “Albinos under the shadow of the sun” project, executed in 2010, the defense of the Human Rights of people with albinism was promoted. The main objective of the proposal, which consisted of a single edition, was to integrate albino minors into the...