[CSW70] Voices from the Frontline: Women Lawyers Advancing Access to Justice
Date: 12-03-2026Time: 18:30 - 20:00 hrs (New York time)Location: Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, UN PLaza 28th fl, New YorkThis 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.
Register here to attend.
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 Supporter 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.
