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 […]
Submission to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights’ Project on Business, Human Rights and Conflict-Affected Contexts
Submitted on 10 April 2020 Submitted in original language: English This report was submitted by WILPF International to the Working Group on Business and Human Rights for its project aimed to […]
WILPF International Board Statement on Nakba Day
WILPF International Board Statement on Nakba Day The International Board of WILPF is meeting this 15 May 2019 in Geneva and as we do so we reflect on the importance […]
HRC38: Statement on the UPR of Israel
WILPF and the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling (WLAC) made a statement today on the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of Israel. This follows a 2017 joint […]
HRC28: Joint Statement on Palestine
On 18 May 2018, WILPF addressed the UN Human Rights Council 28th Special session on the ongoing crisis situation in Palestine. WILPF’s joint statement with the Women’s Centre for Legal […]
Statement on Trump Declaring Jerusalem the Capital of Israel
WILPF deeply regrets and decries the continuing failure of diplomatic efforts to condemn the entrenched and expanding military occupation of Palestine. We urge the international community and organising platforms to […]
Message in Support of The Palestinian Political Prisoners
We, the undersigned, are the participants of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s convening Reclaiming the United Nations as a peace organisation taking place in Geneva, April 26-28, […]