International human rights frameworks to advance and protect women’s human rights often seem very far from the grassroots experiences and lived realities of marginalised women experiencing discrimination and violence on a daily basis.
To overcome this distance, Sisters For Change has translated the due diligence principle — the obligation of States to prevent, protect against and respond to violence against women (Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Article 4) — into a simple five step monitoring framework that we call the Sisters For Change Due Diligence Wheel.