HRC34: Statement on Remedy the Collective Failure in Syria – Cut Arms and Sponsor Peace!
Statement made at the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February to 24 March 2017) under Item 4: General Debate on Human Rights Situations requiring the Attention […]
Recommendations from Women Human Rights Defenders from Yemen, Libya and Syria
New York – October 2016 The UNSC and member states have made commitments to empower women to contribute to decision-making on peace and security issues through UNSCR 1325 and 1820. […]
Statement on the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria
WILPF welcomes the Commission of Inquiry’s continued efforts to highlight the grave human rights situation in Syria but remains concerned about the Syrian government’s persistent denial of access into its […]
Statement on the Use of Weapons and Arms Transfer to Parties to the Conflict in Yemen
WILPF has been following the situation in Yemen with great concern. As the High Commissioner states in his report on Yemen to this Council session,[1] the situation has deteriorated significantly […]
Statement to the Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty General Debate
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom welcomes the opportunity to address the Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty. We participated in the negotiation of […]
WILPF Statement to the Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty Treaty Implementation
As peace talks over the conflict in Yemen collapsed, Saudi Arabia unleashed a new wave of shocking and unacceptable bombing raids in populated areas in Yemen, destroying hospitals, schools, markets, […]
Perpetual War in Iraq? The WILPF’s Position
We at WILPF are deeply disturbed by the horrific crime that took place last Saturday in a crowded market at the center of Baghdad. A lorry packed with explosives was […]
Resolution: The Provision of Gender-Sensitive Support to Syrian Women Refugees
The International Board of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, meeting June 2016, Recalls WILPF’s opposition to military intervention as a means to bring about regime change, our […]
Joint Statement by WILPF and ABAAD on the Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Lebanon
This statement has been prepared by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and its national partner organisation in Lebanon ABAAD. We recognise that Lebanon has been facing deep […]
Statement by WILPF on the Detention of Women in Regime-Controlled Facilities in Syria
Read the statement in Arabic here. The Women International League for Peace and Freedom welcomes the Commission of Inquiry’s report on the rampant human rights violations in Syria, and recognises the […]