1998 Global Campaign for Women's Human Rights
(Masimanyane Women's Support Centre, June 1998)

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In 1998, the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The 1998 Global Campaign for Women's Human Rights is an initiative by diverse women's organisations throughout the world to focus world wide attention on abuses of women's rights in all aspects of society as well as celebrating the creativity and perseverance of advocates around the world who work to end violence against women. This campaign goes beyond the previous statement that women's rights are human rights to emphasise that there are no human rights without women's rights.

Masimanyane Women's Support Centre forms part of this 1998 Campaign. Part of Masimanyane's contribution to the 1998 Global Campaign is its participation in the CEDAW campaign, including:

  • the co-ordination of the CEDAW NGO Shadow Report
  • participation in the Monitoring Programme at the UN during the special session of the CEDAW Committee in New York in June
  • follow up programme focused on dissemination of information through provincial workshops
  • radio talk shows
  • additional public education programmes
Project Date Activity
CEDAW NGO Shadow Report Nov 97 - June 98 Co-ordination of developing NGO shadow report on CEDAW with focus on violence against women.
Presentation to U.N. in June 1998.
Southern African Conference March 1998 Presentation of Report on Southern African Conference 'No Human Rights Without Women's Rights' hosted by Masimanyane in October 1997.
Eastern Cape Network on VAW March 1998 Providing finance for regional workshop to get EC Network on VAW re-established and participating in establishment of network.
Training of Counsellors March 1998 Start with 3 months training of lay counsellors for the Community Outreach Programme.
Launch Legal Advice Desk 9 March 1998 Opening of Masimanyane Legal Advice Desk at East London Magistrate Court.
Photographic Exhibition 21 March 1998 Launch of the Photographic Exhibition 'Women in South Africa: Their fight for freedom' by Peter Magubane – photographic history of struggle of women from 1950 to present at East London Museum.
Networking March - July 1998 Co-ordinating organisation for Eastern Cape re Southern African Programme 'Reclaiming Humanity' by NiZA (Netherlands institute for Southern Africa) and the Dutch Ministy of Foreign Affairs.
Public Education Weekly Radio Talk Show at Radio Xhosa, every Friday an hour; phone-in re violence against women, intericts, maintenance and related subjects.
Internet Training April 1998 Assisting Women's Net in co-ordinating training workshop on internet for Eastern Cape women's organisations.
Training 16-19 May 1998 Training workshop on CEDAW with national participation.
Research Project June 1998 Release of first findings of Research into the legal system in South Africa.
CEDAW NGO shadow report June 1998 Presentation of CEDAW NGO shadow report to United Nations – New York.
Research Project July 1998 Launch Masimanyane Website.
Research Project August 1998 Publication of Directory of Services for the Eastern Cape.
National Women's Day 9 August 1998 Eastern Cape Party celebrating Women's Achievements.
Training 3-7 August 1998 Provincial training workshop on documentation & Women's Human Rights for Eastern Cape by Human Rights Watch New York.
Training 10-14 August 1998 National training workshop on documentation & Women's Human Rights in Gauteng by Human Rights Watch New York.
16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against Women 25 Nov - 10 Dec 1998 National Fasting Campaign Tribunal Newspaper insert / Newsletter Different pubic education & awareness raising activities.

 

 
 

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