Governing document WALES ASSEMBLY OF WOMEN CYNULLIAD MERCHED CYMRU
Charity number: 519993
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Governing document
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CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09/06/1984
AS AMENDED ON 21/11/1987
AS AMENDED ON 29/02/1992
AS AMENDED ON 08/07/1995
AS AMENDED ON 08/10/2011
AS AMENDED ON 08 NOV 2015 as amended on 28 Nov 2020
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTIVES OF WAW ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR
THE WOMEN OF WALES. IN PARTICULAR,
A) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ALL OR ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING MEANS:
• BY IDENTIFYING AREAS OF NEED AND BEARING IN MIND THE SCATTERED AND OFTEN
ISOLATED CHARACTER OF MANY COMMUNITIES IN WALES, TO FACILITATE CONTACT
BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT AND TO STIMULATE
DISCUSSION, CONSULTATION AND ACTION ON EQUALITY;
• BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT ON EQUALITY ISSUES;
• INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY ON EQUALITY FOR WOMEN;
• COMMENTING ON PROPOSED EQUALITY LEGISLATION;
• RAISING AWARENESS OF EQUALITY ISSUES.
B) THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ALL OR ANY
OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
• RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;
• EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS;
• PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
MATTERS;
• CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;
• COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;
• RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;
• PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;
• PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;
• INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;
IN EACH CASE WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY IN WALES.
Area of benefit
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