The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (NAWR) (Norwegian: Norsk Kvinnesaksforening, NKF) is a Norwegian nonpartisan political advocacy organisation and Norway's oldest and preeminent women's rights organisation, founded in 1884 by 171 prominent men and women, including several Norwegian Prime Ministers. Its basic principle is that full and equal enjoyment of human rights is due to all women and girls. The association has successfully campaigned for women’s right to education, the right to vote, the right to work and the establishment of what is now the Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud, and currently focuses on the implementation of the CEDAW convention. The current President (since 2006) is Torild Skard, a former Member of Parliament and Chairman of UNICEF. The NAWR is a member of the International Alliance of Women, which has general consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and participatory status with the Council of Europe.
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