The international human rights framework is thereto complemented by International Labour gender equality Conventions, such Organisation’s (ILO) as Conventions No. 100 (equal numeration), 111 (discrimination in employment and occupation); 156 (workers with family responsibilities); 183 (maternity protection) and 189 (domestic workers). 2.3. Global commitments to human women’s rights an overview – “Women’s rights are human rights” Hillary Clinton, 1995 human rights have been the focus of a series of international Women’s conferences which have produced a series of significant political commitments to rights and gender equality. The first conference on women’s women was held in Mexico City in 1975, and resulted in the World Plan of Action and the designation of 1975-1985 as the UN Decade for Women. The second international conference was held in 1980 in Copenhagen, and CEDAW was opened for signature. Following was the third conference in Nairobi, with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women having started its work in 1982. These conferences generated much activism on the part of women, and laid the ground work for the conferences in the 1990s, including the 1995 world conference held in Beijing. In 1993, during the world conference in Vienna, the international community sought to review the status of the human rights machinery that was in place at the time. This included the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action which proclaimed that human rights of women and of the girl-child are “the an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human The rights”. Programme of Action called for eradication of any conflicts which may “the arise between the rights of women and the harmful effects of certain traditional or customary practices, cultural prejudices and religious extremism”. In 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development was held. Although focus was on population issues, the international community agreed that population was not only about demographics but also about the Its Programme of Action thus included issues fundamentally people. important to rights, including gender equality, reproductive women’s/human health and family planning (only to name a few). In 1995, the fourth world conference on women was held in Beijing. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action builds on the previously held conferences and firmly stated that rights are human rights. The women’s Platform for Action consists of a number of strategic objectives that seeks to eliminate discrimination against women and achieve equality between the sexes. Thereto, it involves global political and legal strategies that are based
The international human rights framework is thereto complemented by International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) gender equality Conventions, such as Conventions No. 100 (equal numeration), 111 (discrimination in employment and occupation); 156 (workers with family responsibilities); 183 (maternity protection) and 189 (domestic workers). 2.3. Global commitments to women’s human rights – an overview “Women’s rights are human rights” Hillary Clinton, 1995 Women’s human rights have been the focus of a series of international conferences which have produced a series of significant political commitments to women’s rights and gender equality. The first conference on women was held in Mexico City in 1975, and resulted in the World Plan of Action and the designation of 1975-1985 as the UN Decade for Women. The second international conference was held in 1980 in Copenhagen, and CEDAW was opened for signature. Following was the third conference in Nairobi, with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women having started its work in 1982. These conferences generated much activism on the part of women, and laid the ground work for the conferences in the 1990s, including the 1995 world conference held in Beijing. In 1993, during the world conference in Vienna, the international community sought to review the status of the human rights machinery that was in place at the time. This included the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action which proclaimed that “the human rights of women and of the girl-child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights”. The Programme of Action called for “the eradication of any conflicts which may arise between the rights of women and the harmful effects of certain traditional or customary practices, cultural prejudices and religious extremism”. In 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development was held. Although focus was on population issues, the international community agreed that population was not only about demographics but also about the people. Its Programme of Action thus included issues fundamentally important to women’s/human rights, including gender equality, reproductive health and family planning (only to name a few). In 1995, the fourth world conference on women was held in Beijing. The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action builds on the previously held conferences and firmly stated that women’s rights are human rights. The Platform for Action consists of a number of strategic objectives that seeks to eliminate discrimination against women and achieve equality between the sexes. Thereto, it involves global political and legal strategies that are based
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