[CSW70] Voices from the Frontline: Women Lawyers Advancing Access to Justice
Datum: 12-03-2026Tijd: 18:30 - 20:00 uur (New York tijd)Locatie: Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, UN Plaza 28th fl, New York
This CSW70 Side Event is organised by Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute and the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights and co-sponsored by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Canada and Mexico.
Women lawyers are indispensable to advancing access to justice for women and girls. Join us at the 70th CSW to hear directly from frontline voices, examine the gender-specific risks and barriers they confront, and discuss concrete strategies to strengthen their protection, support, and leadership within justice systems.
Programme:
The session will be moderated by Natalia Segura Diez, Lawyers for Lawyers.
Opening remarks:
- Gabriela Guadalupe Mardero Jiménez, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations
Speakers:
- Shabnam Moinipour – Centre for Supporters of Human Rights (CSHR)
- Flor de María Galvez – Guatemalan lawyer and former CICIG representative
- Khrystyna Kit – Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association "Jurfem”
- Paulette Brown – American Bar Association (ABA)
Read the concept note
here.
