Statement on Armed Drones and International Law
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is extremely concerned with the use of armed drones both for extrajudicial killings outside of armed conflict and to conduct attacks […]
Statement on Military Expenditures
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the Report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, particularly the multiple references to military […]
WILPF UK Open Letter to the UK Government Regarding Peaceful Processes
Rt Hon David Cameron MP House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Dear Prime Minister This letter is an echo of the resolution sent from the Kingsway Hall to Downing Street […]
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 […]
Open Letter to the Friends of 1325: Recommendations on the Zero Draft of the Post2015 Sustainable Development Goals
Dear Friends of Women Peace and Security, On 14-18 July the General Assembly (GA) Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will hold its final session. Member States […]
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 […]
Fully Autonomous Weapons
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) has opposed the development of technology for killing since our founding in 1915. Women from all over the world came together […]
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 […]