On March 21st, the 1st ordinary 2024 meeting of FEPETI/RJ (State Forum to Erradicate Child Labor and to Protect Adolescent Workers) was held, bringing together representatives from different municipalities of the State, both government entities and ...
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From March 11th to 22nd, the 68th annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) took place, the main United Nations meeting on gender equality and women’s empowerment. At each session, a priority topic is chosen. This year the them...
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On March 25th, the Brazilian Bar Association – OAB/RJ, through its Family Law Commission, held an in-person seminar to present and debate the documentary Lobby do Batom (Lipstick Lobby). The documentary deals with the movement that changed womenR...
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On March 26th, the ABU Cultural Space and the group Third Margin performed a theatrical reading of the short story Bar, by Ivan Ângelo, which deals with the theme of collective rape against a young woman in a bar. After the performance, a discussion was ...
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Throughout 2023 and 2024, CEPIA, represented by Jacqueline Pitanguy, together with REBRAPD, represented by Richarlls Martins who is also part of our Assembly of Associates, has participated in numerous meetings involving government bodies, UNFPA and civil...
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On March 27th, the Maria da Penha Institute held the Gender and Democracy and Human Rights for Women Webinar, which featured speakers Maria da Penha Fernandes, Minister of State for Women Cida Gonçalves, lawyers Leila Linhares Barsted, Silvia Pimentel, M...
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On March 27th, CEPIA participated in the 1st Baden Powell Public High School’ Decentralized Fair with the theme Human Rights and Culture of Peace. Represented by Gabriel Brandão and Kézia Brandão, CEPIA made a presentation during the fair and ...
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March 8 is more than a day of celebration; it is a call to action. This year, CEPIA brought the issue of climate change to the center of the debate, highlighting the fact that the climate crisis affects women disproportionately, but also highlighting the ...
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On April 4th, the Women’s Safety Commission of the State Council for Women’s Rights held a meeting to debate Law No. 14.737/2023, which, as a whole, extends the right of women to have a companion when attending public and private health servic...
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Access CEPIA’s Annual Activity Report for 2023, available in Portuguese and English.
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On April 9th and 10th, the Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights (CLADEM Brazil) and the Specialized Center for the Promotion and Defense of Women’s Rights of the Public Defender’s Office of the State o...
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On April 16th, women from different feminist organizations and entities working on the Sexual Autonomy Programme, including CEPIA, met to develop strategies for the upcoming advocacy action OCCUPY CONGRESS FOR OUR LIVES AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE – fo...
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On April 17th, the Permanent Forum on Domestic, Family and Gender Violence, the Permanent Forum on Human Rights and the Gender, Race and Ethnicity Research Center (NUPEGRE) of the Rio de Janeiro State School of the Judiciary (EMERJ) held a meeting entitle...
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Racism permeates the fabric of our society, impeding the progress of human rights, including the right to unrestricted sexual and reproductive health. Our own history in sexual and reproductive health and rights can be seen as one of exploitation, but als...
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The Postgraduate Program in Public Policies in Human Rights PPDH at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), which is part of the Suely Souza de Almeida Center for Studies in Public Policies in Human Rights, has created the course Women, Justice a...
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