Reclaim the Agenda

(1) To promote and protect women’s(*) human rights (as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights and subsequent United Nations and European conventions and declarations) in political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other fields, in Northern Ireland, by all or any charitable means, including: (i) education about human rights and gender inequality issues; (ii) promoting respect for human rights and gender equality among individuals, governments, corporations and other institutions; (iii) promoting public support for the protection of human rights; (iv) commenting on proposed gender discrimination legislation and providing technical and policy advice to statutory bodies and other agencies, organisations and institutions; (v) promoting enforcement of domestic human rights law by the state and its institutions; (vi) international advocacy of human rights. (2) The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by: (i) the elimination of discrimination, particularly on the grounds of gender; (ii) advancing education in, and raising awareness of, equality and diversity and promoting understanding of issues of discrimination and inequality; (iii) promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds; (iv) conducting or commissioning research on equality and diversity issues and publishing the results to the public; (v) cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity. (3) Promote and encourage the inclusion of women in social and political processes both within their local communities and at national and international level, in particular by supporting equal access to and equal opportunities in political and public life for individuals of all genders. (*) ‘women’ includes those with a transgender history.