The Kastellakia Records: Narcofeminist Advocacy at CEDAW Webinar #EuroNPUD

Women who use drugs have been addressing and presenting their concerns and recommendations to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), who monitors the United Nations Convention on Human Rights enforcement.

This webinar’s aim was to increase and strengthen the involvement of women who use drugs in human rights mechanisms advocacy such as CEDAW, based on peer-led pathways. It is organised by the EuroNPUD SisterWUD with the collaboration of INPUD and whrin. While arguing for a narcofeminist perspective on human rights, also presents some examples of shadow reports submitted to CEDAW.

https://youtu.be/8F3bQja_lwY?si=6Fc0t9GmEFgk_-6m

Narcofeminist Advocacy at CEDAW (the Committee for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women) Webinar

December 1st 2023 Chair: Daphne Chronopolou Speakers: Ruth Birgin (Women Harm Reduction International Network) Judy Chang (International Network of People who Use Drugs) Lígia Parodi (European network of People who Use Drugs) This webinar was built on the recognition that narcofeminism calls for the participation of all women who use drugs. Women who use drugs have been addressing and presenting their concerns and recommendations to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), which monitors this United Nations Convention on Human Rights. There are some examples around the world and this webinar describes a substantial part of them. Designed to explore a narcofeminist perspective on human rights, with the valuable collaboration of the Women Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN) and the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD).

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EuroNPUD launched it's CEDAW Shadow Report for Portugal illustrating the potential to make use of this UN process on the elimination of all forms of violence against women to champion the specific needs and rights of women who use drugs. Document available on EuroNPUD Shared Drive. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U-Hop1lOEMl5wj3bq-FaBO0_VjmpO7bm/view

Text of the Convention