▁rights ▁should ▁fall ▁under ▁a ▁separate ▁area ▁designated ▁by ▁gender , ▁but ▁instead ▁should ▁be ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁Right ' s ▁position . ▁Ang ela ▁Davis ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁guests ▁at ▁the ▁conference , ▁as ▁was ▁H ort ens ia ▁Bus si ▁de ▁All ende , ▁former ▁First ▁Lady ▁of ▁Chile . ▁The ▁state - sp ons ored ▁program ▁advoc ated ▁women ' s ▁solid ar ity ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁strugg les ▁to ▁free ▁women ▁from ▁opp ression ▁based ▁on ▁class , ▁race ▁and ▁gender ▁through ▁state ▁social ism . ▁ ▁Br uss els ▁The ▁International ▁Trib unal ▁on ▁the ▁Cr imes ▁Again st ▁Women ▁was ▁planned ▁as ▁an ▁event ▁for ▁I W Y ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁held ▁until ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁Belg ium . ▁Limited ▁by ▁fund ing ▁strict ures , ▁the ▁conference ▁hosted ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁women ▁from ▁forty ▁countries . ▁Spe akers ▁addressed ▁economic ▁explo itation ▁and ▁violence ▁against ▁women ▁in ▁its ▁many ▁forms . ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁development ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁conference ▁was ▁the ▁International ▁Fem in ist ▁Network . ▁ ▁Z ion ism ▁controvers y ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁conference ▁was ▁also ▁notable ▁for ▁passing ▁the ▁first ▁" Z ion ism ▁is ▁rac ism " ▁resolution ▁passed ▁at ▁any ▁UN - sp ons ored ▁forum , ▁thus ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁Resol ution ▁ 3 3 7 9