Resources

Human Rights reports

5th Session of the Human Rights Council – 11-20th June 2007

Report on the situation of human rights in Darfur prepared by a group of experts. » PDF

Report of the independent expert appointed by the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mr. Titinga Frédéric Pacéré) » PDF

 
4th Session of the Human Rights Council – 12-30th March 2007

Report of the High-Level Mission to assess the human rights situation in Darfur and the needs of Sudan » PDF

Report of independent expert on technical cooperation and advisory services in Liberia (Ms. Charlotte Abaka) » PDF

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences (Ms.Yakin Ertürk) » PDF

African Union Reports

AU Comission chairperson's 2nd progress report on the implementation of the Solemn declaration on gender equaility in Africa » PDF

International frameworks 

SDGEA - Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa - 2004 » PDF

The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (The Protocol) - 2003 » PDF

MDGs - Millenium Development Goals – 2000 » PDF

SCR 1325 - Security Council Resolution 1325 - 2000 » PDF

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action - 1995 » PDF

Vienna Declaration and Program of Action – 1993 » PDF

African Charter on Human and People’s Rights - 1981 » PDF

CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women - 1979 » PDF

Strategic documents for women's movement

The Accra Inputs - June 2007 » PDF

The Addis Call for Solemn Implementation - January 2007 » PDF

An Open Letter to the African Union - January 2007 » PDF

The Bamako Commitment - June » PDF 2006

The Banjul Declaration - June » PDF 2006

The Banjul Resolution - June 2006 » PDF

The Tripoli Commitment – July 2005 » PDF

The Abuja Consensual Agreement – January 2005 » PDF

The Maputo Declaration – June 2003 » PDF

The Dakar Strategy – April 2003 » PDF

The Durban Declaration – June 2002 » PDF

Women and conflict

The girl child and armed conflict: Recognizing and addressing grave violations of girls’ human rights » PDF
United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women - 2006

Where Are The Girls? » PDF
Girls in fighting forces in Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone and Mozambique: Their lives during and after war, Susan McKay and Dzan Mazurana - 2004

Women and politics

Women in Parliament in 2006: The Year in Perspective Inter-Parliamentary Union » PDF

Women and violence reports 

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences (Ms.Yakin Ertürk) - 2007 » PDF

Our Bodies - Their Battle Ground: Gender-based Violence in Conflict Zones » PDF
IRIN Web Special - 2004

Women and migration

Good site for more specific articles relating to gender and migration
http://www.gender.gcim.org

Rabat Declaration on Migration, July 2006 » PDF

The Migration Policy Framework for Africa, African Union, Banjul, Gambia, June 2006 » PDF

International Migration and Development: Perspectives and Experiences of the International Organisation for Migration, April 2006 » PDF

Migration and Development Conference, Brussels, 15th-16th March 2006 » PDF