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A commitment to protecting human rights and gender equality under the law underpins all of IDLO's programs.
Gender equality and empowerment of women greatly impacts on development in areas of peace and security, effective and democratic governance, human rights and poverty reduction.
IDLO believes the persistence of discriminatory laws governing marriage, land and inheritance, and the fact that women continue to be disproportionately affected by poverty, is unacceptable in the new millennium.

For more information about IDLO’s Human Right program, contact the Human Rights Team

CURRENT PROJECTS

Strengthening the Legal Framework for Girls in India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Liberia

Research in cooperation with local partners in India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Liberia into the legal protection framework for girls in 7 key thematic areas: birth registration, access to education, access to property, child labor, child trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation of children and child marriage. This will be followed by pilot work by local partners responding to recommendations arising out of the research.

Strengthening the Functional Protection of Human Rights in Ethiopia

Protecting human rights is paramount to democratic government, and institutions like national human rights commissions are vital to sustain emerging democracies. Ethiopia has enacted adequate human rights laws, but its inability to enforce them has perpetuated a culture of impunity regarding human rights violations.

Through its two year Project “Strengthening the Functional Protection of Human Rights in Ethiopia” funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), IDLO is working with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to enhance its institutional capacity to effectively and efficiently carry out its mandate.