Capacity Building Women's human rights advocacy is a relatively new area of human rights activism. In recent years, women's human rights groups have undertaken a wide range of such initiatives in order to address the development of skills in many areas.
Leadership skills are critical at every level of organizing and advocacy.
Human Rights Training is critical to developing the political and legal skills needed to hold the state accountable for violations of women's human rights. This section highlights efforts to enhance understanding and promote utilization of international human rights mechanisms, and human rights policy-making arenas, at regional and international levels. Documentation of human rights requires very specific skills and preparation. With the growing recognition of women's rights as human rights, comes a recognition of the need for gender-aware documentation of violations of women's human rights. This section provides information on initiatives to develop skills and expertise in documenting and reporting gender-specific violations of human rights.