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ITPC The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) looks for activists and/or researchers
posted by Amber HDN at
6/10/2008 03:30:00 PM
The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) looks for young activists interested in producing brief reports (5 pages) on pressing concerns in their countries with respect to Sexual Rights issues, including –but not limited to- reproductive rights, sexual diversity, sexuality education, HIV/AIDS, etc- to be submitted for the 3rd round of the Universal Periodic Review in the UN Human Rights Council.
They are currently looking for activists and/or researchers who:
Some of the activists who have written reports will then be invited by SRI to Geneva, to attend the UPR session or the HRC session in which the Final Report on their country will be adopted (December 2008 or March 2009).
This is an Affirmative Action initiative. Women, Trans and Intersex people, as well as those younger than 30 will be given priority consideration. However, this should not discourage qualified men as well as all persons older than 30 from applying as they will also be considered if no suitable priority applicants exist for a particular country/countries.
You can send your resumé and a brief note explaining why you are interested in this initiative to: alejandra@mulabi.org and marina@mulabi.org.
Applications will be received until June 10, 2008. Please feel free to write in English, French or Spanish.
About SRI
The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) was created in 2006. Its aim is to create a political space for advocacy on sexual rights by bringing together feminist, LGBTI, southern and northern perspectives and incorporating diverse views without privileging particular experiences. The collaborating partners are Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD), Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA), International Centre for Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights (INCRESE) and Mulabi – Espacio Latinoamericano de Sexualidades y Derechos. Other organizations, like the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning, act as associated partners.
The major forum for our work is the United Nations Human Rights Council that offers many more opportunities for State and non-state actors to influence the development and implementation of international law and standards through the United Nations human rights mechanisms. It is an increasingly important venue to develop and advance sexual rights as a critical part of the international human rights framework.
The Sexual Rights Initiative aims to work in a collaborative manner that is based on genuine sharing and open discussion around issues of power, access and resources. It intends to frame sexual rights as both a set of particular rights and as a cross-cutting issue, including the traditional framework of sexual and reproductive rights issues (reproductive rights, HIV/AIDS, sexual orientation and gender identity and so on), but also analyzing sexual rights within a comprehensive human rights framework. Hopefully, it will result in stronger and more comprehensive international legal norms that will in turn be implemented at national and regional levels.
For more details please contact:
They are currently looking for activists and/or researchers who:
- Work on Sexual Rights as a broad notion, and/or
- Work on any issues engaging rights to sexual autonomy and free and full decision-making as to all matters of sexuality and are willing to "think outside the box" of their particular area of expertise to approach Sexual Rights as a whole notion.
- Live and work in any of the following countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cap Verd, Israel, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan.
- No institutional affiliation is required but if the applicant is affiliated with a particular organization/network and wants to submit her/his report on behalf of the group, it will be acceptable to SRI.
Some of the activists who have written reports will then be invited by SRI to Geneva, to attend the UPR session or the HRC session in which the Final Report on their country will be adopted (December 2008 or March 2009).
This is an Affirmative Action initiative. Women, Trans and Intersex people, as well as those younger than 30 will be given priority consideration. However, this should not discourage qualified men as well as all persons older than 30 from applying as they will also be considered if no suitable priority applicants exist for a particular country/countries.
You can send your resumé and a brief note explaining why you are interested in this initiative to: alejandra@mulabi.org and marina@mulabi.org.
Applications will be received until June 10, 2008. Please feel free to write in English, French or Spanish.
About SRI
The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) was created in 2006. Its aim is to create a political space for advocacy on sexual rights by bringing together feminist, LGBTI, southern and northern perspectives and incorporating diverse views without privileging particular experiences. The collaborating partners are Action Canada for Population and Development (ACPD), Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA), International Centre for Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights (INCRESE) and Mulabi – Espacio Latinoamericano de Sexualidades y Derechos. Other organizations, like the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning, act as associated partners.
The major forum for our work is the United Nations Human Rights Council that offers many more opportunities for State and non-state actors to influence the development and implementation of international law and standards through the United Nations human rights mechanisms. It is an increasingly important venue to develop and advance sexual rights as a critical part of the international human rights framework.
The Sexual Rights Initiative aims to work in a collaborative manner that is based on genuine sharing and open discussion around issues of power, access and resources. It intends to frame sexual rights as both a set of particular rights and as a cross-cutting issue, including the traditional framework of sexual and reproductive rights issues (reproductive rights, HIV/AIDS, sexual orientation and gender identity and so on), but also analyzing sexual rights within a comprehensive human rights framework. Hopefully, it will result in stronger and more comprehensive international legal norms that will in turn be implemented at national and regional levels.
For more details please contact:
Gracia Violeta Ross
LAC NGO Alternate Representative UNAIDS PCB
LAC Developing Countries NGO Delegation, GFATM Board
Tel 591-2-2777464, Cel 591-70678041 and 591-71950085
Casilla (PO Box) 498, La Paz- Bolivia
graciavioleta@gmail.com, violetitaross@hotmail.com
Skype user id violeta.ross
LAC NGO Alternate Representative UNAIDS PCB
LAC Developing Countries NGO Delegation, GFATM Board
Tel 591-2-2777464, Cel 591-70678041 and 591-71950085
Casilla (PO Box) 498, La Paz- Bolivia
graciavioleta@gmail.com, violetitaross@hotmail.com
Skype user id violeta.ross
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