By Uzumma Kathy Oyenucheya & Cira Harouna N’dongo In October, our GFoD Rights Experts, Uzumma from the Osu community in Nigeria and Cira from the Haratine community in Mauritania, participated in the NGO Forum ahead of the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), held in Dakar, Senegal. Their…
The Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) and The Inclusivity Project (TIP) are advancing a community-led advocacy agenda for the 71st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW71), to be held in New York from 8 to 19 March 2027. Through regional and global youth consultations, engagement in…
The Rights Experts (RE) Program is TIP’s flagship initiative to build and sustain transformative leadership among Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (CDWD), particularly women and youth who remain among the most invisibilized and excluded groups in decision-making and human rights spaces. The current cohort brings together Rights Experts from 13 countries, representing diverse CDWD…
Speech by Simona Torotcoi at Consultative Advocacy Workshop for Roma and Sinti Women (2 June) and the launching event of ODIHR Handbook on Advocating for Roma and Sinti Women’s Rights (3 June) that took place in Warsaw, Poland.Photo by OSCE/Piotr Dziubak Status According to the OHCHR Universal Human Rights Index there are about 500 recommendations concerning Roma women issued by 24…
Position Title UN Development and Human Rights Intern Organization Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent (GFoD) Location New York, United States Modality New York-based; in-person or hybrid (flexible based on academic requirements and programme needs) Duration One academic semester (approximately 3–4 months), aligned with university term; renewable by mutual agreement Time Commitment…
