The text of Malaysia’s trade deal with EFTA reveals a secret push for TRIPS-plus. This will lock Malaysia into expanded patent monopolies & strip away critical legal flexibilities under WTO rules. We must reject this! See @consumer_penang's analysis▶️

The lineup for the 91st #CEDAW session is out! .Although session is yet to be confirmed, Afghanistan, Botswana, Chad, Ireland, Mexico, San Marino & Thailand are tentatively up for their reviews from 16 June - 4 July 2025. Read more about NGO participation:

Following the third edition of the Feminist Learning Exchange on 'Feminist Unpacking & Strategising around Surveillance', our latest blog post calls for a feminist confrontation of surveillance in all its manifestations. Read the full piece at:

RT @PVamplify: Today 265 CSOs call on intl community to mobilize resources and direct disaster relief to earthquake-torn #Myanmar thru effe….

For a @GA4TJ series exploring the five demands of the 2025 Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights, our Programme Officer Hazel Birungi wrote about why how increased public investment in care public systems is critical, now more than ever:

Come end #CSW69 with us, @AWID & @SexualRights for a dialogue on feminist resistance in & reclamation of multilateralism and its gender equality agenda. 🗓️ 21 March 2025.🕑 2.30 - 4 PM EST.📍11th floor, CCUN. Joining online? Register now at:

RT @ThinkCREA: CREA invites you to the Women Gaining Ground Virtual Parallel Event at NGO CSW69/Beijing+30 Forum! 📅 . Date: Thursday, Marc….

Happening tomorrow at #CSW69! Join IWRAW AP alongside @GlobalSexWork & @amnesty for a Global South-led conversation on the importance of sex workers' inclusion in policymaking. 🗓️Thursday, 13 March 2025.🕧12.30 - 2 PM New York.📍Salvation Army Building.

IWRAW Asia Pacific is at #CSW69! 🌟. Join IWRAW Asia Pacific alongside our partners and collaborators for our NGO parallel events and meet the team members who are on-the ground!. Access our full schedule at: We look forward to hosting you in our spaces!

RT @GlobalSexWork: NSWP is at CSW69 next week and we are co-hosting an in-person parallel event on 'Including sex workers in policy framewo….

📢#CEDAW is headed to the Pacific!. The CEDAW Committee will hold a Technical Cooperation Session in Fiji on 7-11 April 2025, where it will have exchanges with Fiji, Solomon Islands & Tuvalu on their recently submitted reports. Here's how NGOs can engage:

RT @3rdworldnetwork: TWN covered this in its report with @DAWNfeminist & @IWRAW_AP on the UK's role in vaccine inequity during #COVID. Rea….

In January 2025, IWRAW AP contributed a submission for the follow-up report of Switzerland at the 90th #CEDAW session, identifying ongoing barriers, including visa costs, to activist engagement at the United Nations in Geneva. Read our report here:

Calling all women's rights organisations!. In preparation for their upcoming General Recommendation on gender stereotypes, the #CEDAW Committee and OHCHR is hosting a half-day of general discussion on 17 February 2025. Access more information at:.

IWRAW Asia Pacific will be closed from 24 December to 2 January, giving our team an opportunity to rest and recharge. We look forward to reconnecting with you in 2025. Here's to a new year of feminist joy, solidarity, creativity and care!

Israel's settler colonial project proceeds unabated as it continues to commit genocide in defiance of the fundamental principles of human rights law. We mourn the loss of countless lives and join the international community in voicing full solidarity with the people of Palestine.

We are just days away from the #AWIDForum2024 and the IWRAW Asia Pacific team couldn't be more excited! Come catch us in Bangkok during our forum events, and say hi to the team🌟 . Look through our full list of events at:

RT @ThinkCREA: Join us for interactive and immersive workshop at the #AWIDForum as we critically reflect on the over-reliance on punitive r….

RT @UNISPAL: 📢Save the Date📢 2⃣6⃣ November. International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People will be marked by @UNISPAL in a Spe….

#CEDAW season is fast approaching again! #CEDAW90 is expected to review progress on gender equality in Belarus, Belize, Congo, DRC, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nepal & Sri Lanka. See our page for details - and get in touch with us if you'll be taking part!