WILPF’s Recommendations For The Pre Session Of The Universal Periodic Review Of Bolivia
Femicide and Gender Based Violence A. Follow up to the first review At the first Universal Periodic Review of Bolivia in 2010, Costa Rica and the Netherlands made recommendations (n°33 […]
Open Letter on Women’s Rights in Iraq
In September 2014, the United Nations Human Rights Council held a special session on the human rights situation in Iraq and adopted a resolution to dispatch a mission to Iraq to […]
Statement on the Situation of Civilian Detainees in Syria
The Syrian regime has systematically used arbitrary detention and torture to target civilians and put them beyond the protection of the law. The deterioration of the rule of law and […]
Statement on the Right to Peace
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom welcomes the work of the intergovernmental working group in charge of drafting a Declaration on the Right to Peace. However, WILPF regrets […]
Statement on the UPR of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Women’s political participation is an essential element in the peace-making process, not only to resolve the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and to guarantee that women’s […]
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 […]
Joint Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Iraq
Joint statement by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and MADRE for the Human Rights Council’s special session on the human rights situation in Iraq Distinguished members of […]
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 […]
OPEN LETTER FROM WILPF NORWAY TO THE NORWEGIAN MFA ON JULY 29TH 2014
Oslo July 29 2014 Mr.Børge Brende Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dear Børge Brende Israel’s attack on Gaza is a planned act of aggression and war according to reliable […]
WILPF United States Section Statement On Israel And Gaza
We, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – US Section (WILPF US), join with people pouring into the streets in cities the world over, to stand up for […]