Yoslyn Sigrah
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Yoslyn G. Sigrah is a lawyer and women’s rights activist from the Federated States of Micronesia.
Sigrah is from Kosrae State. She has a law degree from the University of Hawaii and has practiced as a lawyer in Honolulu.[1] In 2012 she attended a fellowship program in the United States, organized by ABA Rule of Law Initiative, to develop skills to advocate for women, particularly those who have experienced violence.[2]
Sigrah has campaigned for representation of women in politics, in government and parliament, and supported the creation of a Ministry of Women the Federated States of Micronesia. She is active in campaigning for the end of violence against women and girls, including being instrumental in the passing of the 2014 Family Protection Act in Kosrae, a law that criminalizes domestic violence.[3] As an Attorney Advisor she has also represented the Kosrae Women Association.[4]
She spoke at the 66th session of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva, 2017, on the state of Micronesian women.[3]
In 2014 she was awarded a Presidential Outstanding Citizens Award by President Emanuel Mori.[1]
References
- ↑ a b President of the Federated States of Micronesia Presents Outstanding Citizen Awards in Honolulu. In: www.fsmpio.fm. Abgerufen am 6. November 2017.
- ↑ A Micronesian Advocate Helps to Create Safer Environments for Women, Rule of Law Initiative. In: www.americanbar.org. Abgerufen am 6. November 2017.
- ↑ a b Yoslyn Sigrah In: Pacific Community, 6 August 2017. Abgerufen im 6 November 2017 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ SPC launches latest collection of Pacific human rights cases In: Pacific Community Regional Rights Resource Team, 8 October 2013. Abgerufen im 6 November 2017 (britisches Englisch).