Open Letter Regarding the Murder of Honduran Environmental and Human Rights Defender Berta Cáceres
Open Letter to Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade, regarding the murder of Honduran environmental and human rights defender […]
Joint Statement by WILPF and the Network of Eritrean Women on the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea
Background WILPF stands in solidarity with the Network of Eritrean women in this statement. Through our work, we campaign for the rights of Eritrean women wherever they may be, but […]
HRC31: Statement on the Elaboration of an International Binding Instrument on Transnational Companies and Other Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights
Declaración oral ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos sobre la elaboración de un instrumento vinculante en materia de empresas y derechos humanos 31ª sesión del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de […]
HRC15: Oral Statement on Sudan
Oral Statement UN Human Rights Council 15th Session Item 4 Interactive Dialouge with Independent Experts for Sudan The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) wishes to raise the […]
Statement and Recommendations on the Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Palestine
Statement and Recommendations by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) on behalf of the Palestinian Women National Coalition of 1325 on the Accountability for Human Rights Violations […]
Statement on the Report of the Human Rights Council on the UPR of Sweden
Statement of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom on the Report of the Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodical Review of Sweden This statement is delivered on […]
Statement on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas and the Distinct Impacts on Women in Syria
The international community’s inability to stop the war in Syria and the increased militarisation and proliferation of arms fostered a fertile ground for extremism. To deal with this devastating phenomenon, […]
WILPF Statement on Human Rights Violations in Southern Madagascar
EPU Madagascar – Les violations des droits humains dans le Sud de Madagascar Nous remercions le gouvernement malgache pour sa participation au mécanisme de l’EPU. Nous demeurons préoccupées par l’insécurité humaine […]
WILPF Position On The Attack On The French Satirical Newspaper Charlie Hebdo – JeSuisCharlie
On Sunday 11 January, the streets of Paris filled with demonstrators, cities around the world joined in solidarity with those who protested the killings of the journalists of Charlie Hebdo… […]
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 […]