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 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 […]
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 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 […]
WILPF US position regarding US Military Aid to Israel
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section (WILPF-US), joins with Amnesty International and the U. S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation to call upon Congress “to […]
WILPF’s Position on Israeli ‘Operation Protective Edge’ and other Escalating Violence Against the Occupied Palestinian Territory
WILPF International calls for renewed and wider efforts, in particular the complete inclusion of women in decision-making, to achieve the immediate cessation of lethal attacks from Israel into the occupied […]
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 […]
WILPF’s position on the Violence in Egypt
Since its inception in 1915 WILPF has condemned violence as a means of dispute resolution, whether internal to a State or internationally. It brings neither legitimacy to those governments who […]
Resolution against Drones
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) International Board, as a particular response to the initiative of the WILPF Sections in Pakistan, the United States, and the United […]
Call for Accountability of Private Military and Security Companies
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the report of the Inter-governmental Working Group on Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs), in particular the multiple references to the serious […]