DAVAO CITY, Oct. 16 – UN Women and the Mindanao Commission on Women are holding a national workshop on "Improving Women's Human Rights in Mindanao" on October 17-18 at the Waterfront Insular Hotel here.
Gender equality advocates and women's human rights practitioners from all over Mindanao, including those from Bangsamoro and indigenous women's groups, are expected to attend the “learning and sharing” workshop.
They will be provided with an opportunity to hear about good practices in the country and elsewhere in Southeast Asia.
The workshop is part of a regional program on “Improving Women’s Human Rights in Southeast Asia” spearheaded by the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
The program covers eight countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam.
Lawyer Laisa Alamia, Executive Secretary of the ARMM Governor’S office and Irene M. Santiago, Chair Emerita, Mindanao Commission on Women will open the workshop. They will speak on “Conflict, Cultural Diversity and Plural Legal Systems in Mindanao: Challenges and Opportunities in Advancing Women’s Human Rights.”
The session will be moderated by Aida Jean Manipon, National Coordinator, UN Women Philippines.
On October 17, topics include “Mainstreaming Gender in Legislative Structures and Processes in Southeast Asia” by Socorro Reyes, Regional Governance Adviser, The Center for Legislative Development International, and Former Chief, Asia and the Pacific and the Arab States, UN Women; “Localizing the Magna Carta of Women and Other Challenges in CEDAW Implementation” by Emmeline Verzosa, Executive Director, Philippine Commission on Women ; and “The Anti-Domestic Violence Law in Thailand: Challenges and Good Practices in
Implementation” by Supatra Putananusorn National Programme Officer, UN Women Thailand.
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director, of the Tebtebba Foundation will speak on “Claiming Indigenous Women’ Human Rights: Challenges and Good Practices in Southeast Asia.”
Bo-I Era Espana, Chairperson, Tuddok and current commissioner of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples will speak on “Indigenous Women’s Rights and Customary Laws in Mindanao.”
Evalyn Ursua, a former consultant of UN Women, will share her views on “Women’s Access to Justice in Plural Legal Systems: Some Key Considerations for a Philippine Advocacy and Research Practice.”
The UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will give a presentation on the topic, “Understanding Women’s Access to Justice in Plural Legal Systems in Southeast Asia: A Regional Research Initiative.”
On October 18, Deepa Bharathi, Regional Programme Manager, UN Women Regional Office Asia and the Pacific, CEDAW SEAP will discuss “Improving Women’s Human Rights in Southeast Asia: An Overview of UN Women’s Regional Program.”
Aurora Javate de Dios, Philippine Representative, ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children, and Executive Director, Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) will speak on the topic, “Monitoring Progress in Women’s Human Rights in ASEAN Countries: Linking the Local to the Regional.”
The “Im proving Women’s Human Rights in Southeast Asia” program focuses on knowledge generation and exchange, stock taking and priority setting for advancing the implementation of CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) in the region.
Three main outcomes of this program are increased skills and knowledge on CEDAW compliance in development; increased awareness among formal and informal justice system actors of CEDAW commitments; and strengthened monitoring and accountability mechanisms for implementation of CEDAW commitments.
The event will be streamed live at the MCW’s office website. Log on at www.mindanaowomen.com. (MCW)
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