WUNRN
Women's Link Worldwide
Video - http://vimeo.com/58704819
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JUSTICE UNCOVERED AWARDS - VIDEO
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Thanks to the efforts made by feminist groups and other
activists from around the world, women’s rights have been recognized as human
rights. However, these rights and judicial principles enshrined in national,
regional and international instruments have yet to completely penetrate our
legal culture.
In order to close the gap between rights on paper and reality, at Women’s Link,
we are convinced that it is necessary to work with judges, prosecutors and
others, who work with the judicial branch, to ensure that in practice these
rights are respected, protected and guaranteed.
We believe that in considering the judicial system as a place where we can seek
social change, the courts become avenues for the implementation of social
justice. Thus, encourage civil society to engage in a constant dialogue with
the judiciary in order to establish how fundamental rights should be interpreted
and to influence the manner in which legislative and executive functions are
defined. Through this dialogue, societies and the judicial power come to fully
understand the impact that the law has on the every day life of people
depending on factors such as gender, ethnicity, national origin, sexual
orientation, age, level of education, socio-economic status, gender identity,
political affiliation, and religious beliefs.