“When a window opens: ACWC meets CSOs in Solo”
Report from ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) on 8 September 2011 in Solo, Indonesia.
Time for Reflections and an Energetic Look Ahead
By G. Monique van Thiel
Reflections on solidarity, activities and accomplishments set the tone for the annual meeting of the Southeast Asia Women’s Caucus on ASEAN. In just a short time, the Women’s Caucus (WC) has made a notable impact in advancing women’s human rights perspectives. Key achievements include a submission made to the ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) to influence its rules, procedures and work plan. Read the full article here
Due Diligence and VAW
The Women’s Caucus, along with Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) and International Women’s Rights Action Watch – Asia Pacific (IWRAW-AP) produced the paper Due Diligence and Violence Against Women: Enhancing Accountability to ASEAN Women and Girls.
Due diligence is a critical process in effectively addressing VAW and also violence against children (VAC).
Women’s Caucus asks ACWC for inquiries; produces paper on due diligence
by Nina Somera
Following the first formal meeting between the ASEAN Committee for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) and civil society organizations (CSOs), the Southeast Asia Women’s Caucus on ASEAN reiterates its call for inquiries, beginning with violence against women (VAW) in the context of women migrant domestic workers. Read the full article here
Reparations for VAW Victims and Survivors: A Phantom Ideology?
by G. Monique van Thiel
Reparations paid to victims and survivors of violence against women (VAW) by the state is a process that at this time is hardly implemented. Yet many states have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) that emphasises due diligence particularly, the functions of prevention, protection, punishment and reparations to end VAW. Article 4 of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence states that VAW victims and survivors shall have access to means of justice and adequate follow up that correlates to the suffering. The fulfillment of women’s human rights go beyond criminal measures but extend to civil remedies, including the assurance of sufficient protection, support and treatment services for survivors of VAW. Read the full article here
ACWC further opens to CSOs, WC pushes for due diligence
By Nina Somera
“ACWC will maintain this open policy.”
This is a promise several civil society organizations (CSOs), including the Women’s Caucus will hold on to in the years to come, following the first formal dialogue between CSOs and the ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) last 18 January 2012 in Manila, Philippines. Read the full article here
