Topic: Review of Human Rights in Hong Kong with a Gendered Lens
Date: 27 July 2019 (Sat)
Time: 09:00-13:00
Venue : LT4, 2/F, Yasumoto International Academic Park, The Chinese University of Hong Kong(University MTR Station, Exit D)

Session 1: Presentations: Universal Declarations of Human Rights: a review on the development of gender equality in Hong Kong

With the 70 anniversary of UDHR, how gender equality has been progressed in Hong Kong? Is gender equality in Hong Kong in line with the international development?

Speakers:
•Prof. Susanne Choi (Member of the Equal Opportunities Commission; Professor, Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
•Prof. Raees Begum Baig (Co-Director, Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies)
•Dr. Ferrick Chu (Director of Policy, Research & Training, Equal Opportunity Commission)
•Ms. Si-si Liu (Director, Hong Kong Federation of Women Centres)

Session 2: Gender roles in social and political movements

The current political debate has strongly highlighted the “mother” identity. How gender role is being perceived in social and political movement? And what are the impacts on gender and political participation?

Speakers:
•Prof. Siumi Maria Tam (Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, CUHK; Co-Director, Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies)
•Ms. Kendy Yim (Hong Kong Mothers' Anti-Extradition Rally)
•Ms. Carol Ng (Chairperson, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions)

Session 3: Future trends on gender equality development

With the growing diversity of our society and complex challenges the world is facing, how the gender equality agenda should progress?

•Ms. Rabi Yim (Chairperson, Direction Association for the Handicapped)
•Ms. Ansah Malik (Registered Social Worker)
•Ms. Zoe Chan (Founder of happeriod)

Background:
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) have been established for 70 years since 1948.  The UDHR outlines the universal standard of human rights and serves as the basis for all international conventions for human rights protection. However, up until now, 30 articles in the Declaration have not been fully adopted in many countries in the world. The rise of populism in the global political climate further poses challenges on the implementation of human rights in both global and local context.

In Hong Kong, the recent discussions on human rights and social movements tend to focus on civil and political rights. Economic, social and cultural rights are still not widely attended, especially the rights of the marginalized communities, including migrants, ethnic minorities, women and sexual minorities. With regards to the 70th anniversary of UDHR, we would like to take this opportunity to examine the achievements and challenges of women’s rights and gender equality in Hong Kong and discuss how to bring the agenda to the next stage.

Language: Mainly Cantonese (with simultaneous interpretation to English)

Free of charge. All interested are welcome

Enquiry:
Tel: 3943-8775
Email: grcentre@cuhk.edu.hk
Organizer: Gender Research Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sponsor: Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong