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HANDBOOK FOR NHRIs ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY
Questions to consider
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Are promotional activities part of a broader strategic plan to promote women’s
rights and gender equality?
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How can promotional campaigns be used most effectively to highlight the
human rights situation of women and girls?
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Which thematic areas related to women’s rights and gender equality could most
benefit from targeted public-awareness campaigns and public education?
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What other actors carry out promotional activities? How can the NHRI complement these?
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Is the NHRI well placed to conduct training and capacity-building for NGOs and
civil society on women’s rights and gender equality? Could such training also
be conducted by civil society actors with expertise in these issues?
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Are promotional campaigns targeted at different audiences, are different media
used, and are strategies in place to ensure that they reach the intended audiences?
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How can the NHRI use its status and authority as a national institution to convene experts and opinion leaders on issues affecting women, and particularly
vulnerable women?
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Is a gender perspective integrated into all promotional activities?
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Are there particular limits, challenges and risks in relation to promotional
activities to highlight violations against women and gender equality? How can
these be addressed?
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Does the NHRI carry out internal or external evaluations of the impact of
promotional strategies?
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Are there particular actors (judiciary, security sector, legislature, etc.) that
require particular attention, and how can the NHRI contribute to raising awareness among these actors?
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