Jurnal Perempuan
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2015): International Gender Instrument: Beijing +20

What is ACWC (ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children)? A Study on the International Policy Instruments

Yuyun Wahyuningrum (Human Rights Working Group (HRWG) Indonesia)

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Publish Date
01 May 2015

Abstract

ASEAN has established a commission specialised in advancing and protection rights of women and children in Hanoi Vietnam on 7 April 2010. This commission is called ACWC (ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children). This paper investigates and narrates its history, challenges and hindrance being faced to advance human rights. It argues that despite all the obstacles, ACWC has crucial potential to increase women and children participation as well as state and community to advance human rights in ASEAN.

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IFJ

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Yayasan Jurnal Perempuan

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Humanities

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The journal encourages practical, theoretically sound, and (when relevant) empirically rigorous manuscripts that address real-world implications of the gender gap in Indonesiancontexts. Topics related to feminism can include (but are not limited to): sexuality, LGBT questions, trafficking, ecology, ...