#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation
of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

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Elisabeth Selbert

Germany

Anchoring equal rights in the constitution

As one of the drafters of Germany’s constitution, Elisabeth Selbert succeeded in making equal rights for women and men a constitutional principle. The Elisabeth-Selbert-Initiative, named in her honour, is a protection programme for human rights defenders.

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