Welcome to the Syrian Women League!

Women`s Empowerment Principles

Source: UN Women These international standards illuminate a common aspiration for a life where the doors of opportunity are open to all. Where people can live free from violence, exercise legal redress and expect states to live up to their obligations to respect and protect the human rights of women, men and children and provide […]

Women’s Political Representation in the Arab Region

The objective of this study is to generate evidence-based policy recommendations for Arab States, in order to help them scale-up efforts to meet their commitments as relates to goal 5 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), pertaining to gender equality, in particular target 5.5, which aims to ensure women’s equal opportunities for leadership […]

CEDAW Elections: An Introductory Guide

While treaty body elections are largely a State-run process, there is still a need for women’s groups and women’s rights advocates to continue advocating for the inclusion of independent feminist experts on the CEDAW Committee.   [gview file=”http://afakneswiah.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CEDAW-Committee-Elections-Guide-2020-1.pdf”]