Families for Freedom: Combating Arbitrary Detention Must Be the Priority of Syria’s Peace Talks
Statement made at the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February to 24 March 2017) for the High-Level Panel Discussion: Human Rights Situation in Syrian Arab Republic […]
HRC 47: Oral statement on Lebanon
WILPF Lebanon submitted this oral statement to the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the adoption of the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report […]
Joint statement to the HRC 30th special session on the OPT, including East Jerusalem
This joint statement by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling (WCLAC) was submitted to the UN Human Rights […]
A demand for accountability from Gaza to the Human Rights Council
In this statement Maisaa Abo El-Ouf, a Palestinian who miraculously survived the illegal targeting of civilian homes in the centre of Gaza City, shares her testimony at the UN Human […]
Statement from the WILPF International and MENA Sections on the Ongoing and Escalating Violence in Palestine
On the eve of the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, we are witnessing horrific scenes of relentless shelling by Israel of civilian buildings and neighbourhoods in Gaza, the rise of […]
HRC46: Statement to the General Dialogue on the Agenda Item 7 (Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories)
WILPF submitted this oral statement together with the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW) to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the General Dialogue (GD) on […]
HRC46: Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
WILPF submitted this oral statement together with partner organization Dawlaty to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the recent report of the Commission of Inquiry on […]
HRC46: Statement to the Interactive dialogue on oral update of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen
WILPF submitted this oral statement jointly with Peace Track Initiative (PTI) to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the oral update of the Group of Eminent […]
Policy brief: Sexual Violence by Force of Arms Against Women in Syria: A Tool of Political Repression, Social Dismantling and Impoverishment of Women and Communities
The policy brief aims to present a feminist approach based on a gendered analysis of sexual violence crimes in Syria. This policy brief is a product of collaboration between ‘Dawlaty’ […]
HRC45: Statement on Yemen
Statement to UN Human Rights Council 45th session (14 September – 7 October 2020) Item 2. Interactive dialogue on the report of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts […]