Women’s Human Rights 10.0.0

W’sHR App is a pioneering endeavor by Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights/ Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The App is a practical tool for easy access to relevant international legal instruments as well as agreed language contained in 286 UN documents on women’s human rights adopted by UN bodies. In addition, it also comprises 27 regional legal basis documents. This new innovative tool serves stakeholders as a basis for strong argumentation, allows for more coherent and efficient negotiation processes as well as to safeguard negotiated achievements. This tool also helps to build capacity and make further progress in the field of women’s human rights and gender equality.

New in version 9:

116 Key Words updated with 390 new paragraphs on women’s human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment contained in 33 documents. New: Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa (2016), recent resolutions of General Assembly - 71st session (2016-2017), Human Rights Council -35th and 34th sessions (2017), Commission on the Status of Women Agreed Conclusions and Resolutions - 61st session (2017), ECOSOC Resolutions (2016), Commission on Population and Development Resolutions (2016).
Minor bug fixes.