Aim for Human Rights employs a rights based approach in all her work. The most important treaty for the work on women’s human rights is the CEDAW, the United Nations Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women. In addition, other United Nations Human Rights treaties but also regional treaties such as the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights are of importance. The basis of our working method is the strengthening of knowledge and use of women’s human rights by our local partners. We develop methods that enable organisations to examine and check the implementation of women’s human rights. Our methods provide our partners with better information and stronger arguments to improve the rights of women in their country.

The rights to healthy living conditions and access to health care are human rights. These are important conditions for a dignified living. For many women these rights are not automatically available. They are faced with domestic violence and female genital mutilation, they have to get back to work the day after delivery or do not have the possibility of birth control. Therefore there are many civil society organisations in the South and North that fight for health rights of women. To support the work of these organisations, Aim for human rights developed a practical tool: the Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI). Read more

Domestic violence is violence committed by a member of the domestic circle of the victim. Domestic violence occurs in all social classes and within all cultures. Worldwide women face more and severer levels of domestic violence. Experiencing domestic violence is a violation of the human rights of the victim. Aim for human rights is developing a rights based tool which organisations can use in their work on combating domestic violence. Read more

Trafficking in persons is both cause and consequence of human rights violation. Traffickers abuse the vulnerable position of persons lacking legal or safe means to  migrate to another country or area. They demand exorbitant fees for arranging the trip. Afterwards, the victims have to labour in slave-like conditions to pay off their 'debt'. Many countries fight trafficking in persons. However, their policy does not always achieve what it is intended to do. Aim for human rights together with other organisations investigates what the effects of anti-trafficking measures are. Read more

The Netherlands are a member of CEDAW, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women and other Human Rights Treaties. The Dutch state hereby accepted the obligation to implement the rights of women in the Netherlands and abroad. Aim for human rights collaborates with a number of Dutch partner organizations in the Netwerk VN-vrouwenverdrag (Network CEDAW) to ensure that the Dutch authorities take their obligations seriously. Read more