Feminists

The group will begin and conclude their trip in Washington, DC where they will be meeting with several US Government officials as well as members of civil society, academics, and groups of women. In addition to visiting Washington, DC, the group will also visit Texas, Alabama, and Oregon. The US Human Rights Network expects the Working Group to examine reproductive justice issues, lack of health services for migrant women, the issues facing rural Black women, as well as best practices in these respective locations. Women of color and other women who experience multiple forms of discrimination will also be a focus during their visit, as well as the four thematic priorities of the working group: 1) political and public life, 2) economic and social life, 3) family and cultural life, and 4) health and safety. At the conclusion of their visit, the group will hold a press conference—on Friday, December 11, at 1pm at the United Nations Information Center, Washington, DC,—where they will deliver their preliminary findings and recommendations. Their findings will later be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2016.

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