Invitation: Launch of report on women's health and human rights, 7-8.30pm CET, Wed 15 Feb

10 February, 2023

Dear HIFA members,

You are warmly invited to the launch of the report 'Redressing the balance: Using human rights law to improve health for women everywhere'.

· Wednesday 15 February 2023, 7pm to 8.30pm (CET)

· Online and at the InterContinental Geneve, Chem. du Petit-Saconnex 7-9, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

Links to register (online and in-person)

· To attend in-person in Geneva <https://events.humanitix.com/report-launch-of-redressing-the-balance?tok...

· To attend online via Zoom<https://georgehub.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Oh3YrQSwRwuy0j6NKMgZJg>

The George Institute for Global Health and the Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW Sydney invite you to the launch of the report 'Redressing the balance: Using human rights law to improve health for women everywhere'.

The report details the UN CEDAW Committee's contribution to strengthening the health-related rights of women experiencing situations of vulnerability, including gender-based violence and poverty.

This will be a hybrid event, with a presentation by report author Dr Janani Shanthosh and an expert panel:

· Prof. Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Member-elect of the UN CEDAW Committee

· Dr. Jeni Klugman, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution

· Ms. Priyanthi Fernando, Executive Director of the International Women's Rights Action Watch - Asia Pacific

Very much hope you can join us. Please register via the links above.

All best,

Emma

Emma Feeny

Global Director, Impact & Engagement

(Pronouns: She/Her)

The George Institute for Global Health | UK

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HIFA profile: Emma Feeny is Global Director, Impact & Engagement at the George Institute for Global Health in the UK. efeeny AT georgeinstitute.org