Human Rights Articles

High Level Panel on Beijing+25 at HRC 43rd Session

In Geneva on February 25, 2020, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet made the following statement (excerpted):

"The adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was a comprehensive expression of States’ commitments to the human rights of women and girls. One hundred and eighty nine countries pledged to achieve gender equality, in practice and in law, so that...

Sophie Scholl and Women's History Month

by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin

Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans (right)March is Women’s History Month in the United States. We celebrate the achievements and contributions of women throughout history ‒ and not just the notables who you can already name off the top of your head.

Here in Germany, we celebrate the bravery of a young woman who was...

CSW64 / Beijing +25 Commission on the Status of Women

by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin

The UN's 64th Commission on the Status of Women, marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action CSW64 / Beijing+25 (2020) is taking place at the United Nations in New York City on March 9-20, 2020.  FAWCO will be represented by a delegation from around the world and looking to learn more...

UN Human Rights Council 43rd Session Meets February 24–March 17

by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin

UN Geneva Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations RoomThe 43^rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council opens on Monday, February 24, 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Council’s main page provides an overview of the next four weeks of meetings. The kickoff on Monday is the “High Level Segment,” in which key representatives...

Your Safety Abroad – Pathways

by Karen Castellon, AWC Berlin

FAWCO supports the work of our partner, Pathways to Safety International, which offers services to Americans abroad who may encounter violence in any form – in the home, the workplace or stranger violence. The mission of Pathways to Safety is “We educate Americans traveling and living abroad, giving them tools to stay informed about...