Statement by WILPF India on CEDAW Comittee’s Review of India – 58th Session
Women’s Participation and UNSCR 1325 Structural and institutional inequality persisting in India is the major cause of the various forms of discrimination against women, which manifests itself in all public […]
Civilian Possession of Firearms and Its Impact on Women’s Human Rights
The Isla Vista recent mass killing is unfortunately not exceptional among cases in which firearms have been used in misogynist killings by a civilian. But firearms do not only affect […]
WILPF’s Recommendations for the Second Universal Periodic Review of Nigeria
Adoption of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill The Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill was drafted as a response to concerns about the consistent failure of Nigerian authorities to […]
HRC24: Statement on Syria, Illicit Transfer of Arms and the Violation of Human Rights
The following is a statement on Syria delivered by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) to the Human Rights Council’s 24th Session at the 12th Meeting on […]
The Negative Impact of Arms Transfer in the Human Rights of People Living in Conflict-Affected Areas
The position of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the initiative of a resolution on the “Negative impact […]
Syria, chemical weapons, and avoiding military intervention
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the decision by the British Parliament to refuse the endorsement of military action against Syria. Parliament upheld the principle that […]
Statement from WILPF Democratic Republic of Congo to the CEDAW Committee
The proliferation and flow of small arms in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) feeds armed groups and accentuates the instances of sexual violence, criminality and insecurity. According to the […]
WILPF’s recommendations for the second Universal Periodic Review of Israel
Arms trade Poorly regulated or irresponsible arms transfers have a destabilizing effect on conflict regions. The proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and other conventional weapons fuels armed […]
Elimination and Prevention of all Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls
In March 2013, WILPF International and WILPFers from all around the world are participating in the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a functional Commission of the United Nations […]
WILPF Resolution on the Arms Trade Treaty
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), meeting at the Quadrennial Congress in San José, Costa Rica in August 2011, Noting with distress that the global arms trade […]