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Dones Juristes is a Barcelona-based association of women lawyers, judges and legal professionals founded in 1989, working for gender equality and legal assistance to women.

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Dones Juristes (Catalan for "Women Jurists") is a non-profit association of women lawyers, judges and legal professionals constituted in Barcelona in 1989. It is a collective of women in the legal professions that pursues statutory objectives centred on monitoring legislation and jurisprudence affecting women, working for equal rights and obligations between women and men in all fields of society, promoting collaboration among women jurists, and providing legal assistance and services to women. The association also states that it works against gender violence. The organisation is part of the Fédération Internationale des Femmes des Carrières Juridiques (FIFCJ), which has members in 79 countries. It is also a member of the Federació Catalana d'Organitzacions no Governamentals pels Drets Humans (Catalan Federation of Non-Governmental Organisations for Human Rights), the Observatori sobre l'acompliment de la Declaració Universal dels Drets Humans en els Drets Econòmics, Socials i Culturals (Observatory on the Implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), and the Federació d'Organitzacions Catalanes Internacionalment Reconegudes (FOCIR). It sits on the Advisory Council of Barcelona for the European Charter for Human Rights in the City, the Standing Committee of the Women's Council of Barcelona City Council, and the National Women's Council of Catalonia. Together with Tamaia Associació de dones contra la violència familiar, Dones Juristes established a Space for Women's Rights (Espai pels Drets de les Dones) where members provide free legal assistance. The association received the Creu de Sant Jordi in 2005 and, on 21 December 2015, an award from the Generalitat de Catalunya for "exceptional services to justice". It maintains a public presence through its website and social media channels.

History

Dones Juristes was constituted in Barcelona in 1989 as an association of women lawyers, judges and legal professionals. From its foundation, its statutory objectives have included following legislation and jurisprudence affecting women, working for equal rights and obligations between women and men in all fields of society, promoting collaboration among women jurists, and providing legal assistance and services to women. The association also works against gender violence. Over the years, Dones Juristes has built a network of institutional affiliations. It is part of the Fédération Internationale des Femmes des Carrières Juridiques (FIFCJ), which has members in 79 countries. It also belongs to the Federació Catalana d'Organitzacions no Governamentals pels Drets Humans, the Observatori sobre l'acompliment de la Declaració Universal dels Drets Humans en els Drets Econòmics, Socials i Culturals, and the Federació d'Organitzacions Catalanes Internacionalment Reconegudes (FOCIR). It is a member of the Advisory Council of Barcelona for the European Charter for Human Rights in the City, the Standing Committee of the Women's Council of Barcelona City Council, and the National Women's Council of Catalonia. Together with Tamaia Associació de dones contra la violència familiar, Dones Juristes established a Space for Women's Rights (Espai pels Drets de les Dones), in which members of the association provide free legal assistance. In 2005, the association received the Creu de Sant Jordi. On 21 December 2015, it received an award from the Generalitat de Catalunya for "exceptional services to justice". The association continues to operate through its website and social media presence.

  • 2015

    On 21 December, received an award from the Generalitat de Catalunya for 'exceptional services to justice'.

  • 2005

    Received the Creu de Sant Jordi.

  • 1989

    Dones Juristes constituted in Barcelona.

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A non-profit association of women legal professionals in Catalonia, focused on gender equality, women's rights and legal assistance to women.

Product categories. Legal assistance and services for women · Monitoring of legislation and jurisprudence affecting women · Advocacy for gender equality · Collaboration among women legal professionals

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