Appeals for Evidence Communication and Witness Statements

[Robin Beecroft]

UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, has made a Call for Communications concerning allegations of human rights violations affecting the status of women.

They seek accurate and detailed information relating to the promotion of women’s rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields in any country anywhere in the world.

It is advisable that communications should:

• Identify as far as possible the woman victim, or women victims
• Indicate clearly where (the particular country/several countries) the alleged violation(s) or pattern of violations have occurred or are occurring
• Provide, when available, dates and circumstances of the alleged violations
• Explain the context by providing relevant background information
• Provide, when available, copies of documentation

Click here to access the Call details.