ICAAD Conducts Workshop for Lawyers from 12 Pacific Island Countries at Gender and the Law Conference in Fiji Role of Gender Stereotyping and Cultural Norms on Sentencing Nadi, Fiji – December 10, 2014: On Human Rights Day and the final day of 16 Days of...
Kirpan Accommodation Victory! Call to Action for Sikhs to Test Policy to Accommodate Kirpan Houston, TX – November 28, 2014: In a historic settlement with the United States government, Kawaljeet Kaur Tagore was granted: an accommodation to wear her article of...
Training Law Students on Human Rights Accountability Institutionalizing UPR Accountability in Law Schools New York, U.S.A. – October 28, 2014: In August 2014, ICAAD began a collaboration with the Leitner Center for International Law & Justice at Fordham School...
Fiji: Laying the Foundation to Combat Violence Against Women July 21, 2014 Suva, Fiji – ICAAD recently brought a team of six members to the capital city of Suva, Fiji to build partnerships, hear from local and regional activists, and lay the foundation for programs...
Presentation of Ranjit Singh, ICAAD Advisor at the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights Forum on Minority Issues: “Beyond freedom of religion or belief: guaranteeing the rights of religious minorities” (Translated from French) At the outset, I want to thank...
As we head into 2014, ICAAD is working on four flagship projects to strengthen the rights of marginalized communities globally. Imagine places where: violence against women impacts 60-80% of all women and girls; law enforcement only documents 3% of all hate crimes;...
