International Alliance of Women
Equal Rights - Equal Responsibilities
Alliance Internationale des Femmes
Droits Egaux - Responsabilités Egales
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLE
WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.
HUMAN RIGHTS ARE UNIVERSAL, INDIVISIBLE, INTERDEPENDENT AND INTERRELATED.
THE IAW AFFIRMS THAT FULL AND EQUAL ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS DUE TO ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS.
THE IAW MAINTAINS THAT A PREREQUISITE TO SECURING THESE RIGHTS IS THE UNIVERSAL RATIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION WITHOUT RESERVATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW)
AND URGES ITS AFFILIATE AND ASSOCIATE ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESSURE THEIR GOVERNMENTS TO RATIFY THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO CEDAW.
THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS AS EQUAL PARTNERS HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE NUMEROUS UNITED NATIONS WORLD CONFERENCES HELD DURING THE CURRENT DECADE. OF PARTICULAR RELEVANCE FOR WOMEN IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1995 BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION, TO WHICH 189 MEMBER STATES HAVE COMMITTED THEMSELVES.
THE IAW CALLS ON ITS AFFILIATE AND ASSOCIATE ORGANISATIONS TO MONITOR THE FULFILMENT OF THESE COMMITMENTS.