WILPF Stands with the Victims of the Orlando Pulse LGBTQ Nightclub
Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom – US Section stands with the victims of the Orlando Florida PULSE LGBTQ Nightclub, and their families and against the homophobic hatred and […]
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 […]
International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament
In the early 1980s, a group of pacifist feminists from across Europe united to protest the buildup of arms and nuclear weapons. Together, they established 24 May as International Women’s […]
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 on the UPR of the USA
WILPF made the following statement during the HRC adoption of the UPR outcome of the USA. You can watch Melissa Torres, WILPF Vice President, delivering the statement. Melissa is the […]
HRC46: Statement to the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Libya
WILPF submitted this oral statement jointly with Together We Build It (TWBI) to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the adoption of the third cycle of […]
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 […]