WMG joins 245 organisations and 83 individuals for a call to support the United Nations Special Procedures for it to “survive” the COVID-19 pandemic, initiated by the Ours Initiative.
“UN Special Procedures play a crucial role in upholding and strengthening human rights standards and norms within the United Nations (UN) human rights system. Through meaningful consultation with feminist, LGBTIQ, and other human rights and social justice movements, the UN Special Procedures have exposed and highlighted systemic trends impacting rights related to gender and sexuality globally, while making concrete recommendations to states and key stakeholders concerning their obligations to respect, promote, protect and fulfill human rights. As independent experts with reporting and monitoring functions on thematic and country level issues, the Special Procedures contribute to ensuring accountability for human rights violations globally and nationally.”
The full statement can be accessed here.
