Bineta Diop

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Bineta Diop (2014)

Bineta Diop (born November 27, 1947 , in Guéoul ) is a Senegalese women's rights activist and founder of Femmes Africa Solidarité , a non-profit organization that campaigns for the rights of women in Africa.

biography

Bineta Diop is the daughter of Marèma Lô , who was vice-president for women of the Union progressiste sénégalaise , a political party founded in 1958 by Léopold Sédar Senghor . As a feminist, Lô encouraged her four daughters to continue their education. Diop studied business administration in Paris .

In 1981 Diop joined the International Commission of Jurists , a non-governmental human rights organization. In 1996 she founded in Geneva the Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS). Diop contributed to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in 2000. She was involved in the development of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) and worked with African lawyers in developing the Maputo Protocol , which was adopted in 2003. Diop participates in reconciliation processes in countries such as Burundi , Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo , in election observation missions in several countries and is a member of a commission of inquiry into violence against women in South Sudan . She has been the representative of the President of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security since 2014.

Awards

  • In 2011, Diop appeared on Time 100 , an annual list of the One Hundred Most Influential People published by Time magazine . 
  • In 2012 she was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor . 
  • In 2013 she was recognized by the Chirac Foundation for her actions to promote women's engagement in conflict prevention.

Web links

Commons : Bineta Diop  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Bineta Diop, combattante pour le droit des femmes . February 5, 2015 ( lemonde.fr [accessed November 22, 2019]).
  2. ↑ a b c d Bineta Diop, la personnalité sénégalaise du Time Magazine. In: JeuneAfrique.com. May 13, 2011, accessed on November 22, 2019 (fr-fr).
  3. ↑ From Jessica Ellis, CNN and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, for CNN: Building peace in Africa? Give power to women. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  4. ↑ RTS.ch: GEOPOLITIS - "sex-trémistes": une avancée pour le féminisme? February 10, 2013, accessed November 22, 2019 (French).
  5. ↑ Le JDD: Bineta Diop, au nom de l'union des femmes. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Diop, Bineta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Senegalese women's rights activist and founder of Femmes Africa Solidarité
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Guéoul