Wales Assembly of Women Cynulliad Merched Cymru

THE OBJECTIVES OF WAW ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FORTHE WOMEN OF WALES. IN PARTICULAR,A) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ALL OR ANY OF THEFOLLOWING MEANS:• BY IDENTIFYING AREAS OF NEED AND BEARING IN MIND THE SCATTERED AND OFTEN ISOLATED CHARACTER OF MANY COMMUNITIES IN WALES, TO FACILITATE CONTACT BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT AND TO STIMULATE DISCUSSION, CONSULTATION AND ACTION ON EQUALITY;• BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT ON EQUALITY ISSUES;• INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY ON EQUALITY FOR WOMEN;• COMMENTING ON PROPOSED EQUALITY LEGISLATION;• RAISING AWARENESS OF EQUALITY ISSUES.B) THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ALL OR ANYOF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:• RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;• EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;• PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;• CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;• COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;• RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;• PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;• PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;• INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;IN EACH CASE WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY IN WALES.