Updates from the Observatory
CEDAW and the Pursuit of Gender Equality: Evolution, Impact, and the Groundbreaking General Recommendation No.40 on the Equal and Inclusive Representation of Women in Decision-Making Systems
30. 4. 2025 (12:30)
This presentation traces the origins, evolution, and impact of the CEDAW Convention, established to confront persistent and systemic discrimination against women. It highlights the transformative General Recommendation No. 40 (2024) on the equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems, illustrating how gender parity is both a right and a governance tool essential for…
Breaking Times: Slow violence, resistance, prefigurative politics
27-28 March 2025
This International Conference is part of the research project Slow Violence and Human Rights project led by Prof. Fornalé at the University of Bern and funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); the Horizon Europe project HRJust (States’ Practice of Human Rights Justification: a study in civil society engagement and human rights through the…
Gender lecture series 2025
This lecture series is Co-organized by Prof. Elisa Fornalé (World Trade Institute, University of Bern) and Dr. Federica Cristani (Institute of International Relations Prague), HRJust Intersect Observatory Co-directors. 13 March 20259:30 – 10:30 CETZoom webinar Gender-Based Violence in Academic Settings: Policy Evolution and Work AheadProf. Marcela Linková – Centre for Gender and Science, Institute of…
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