Open Letter: Funding Shortfall for Human Rights Mechanisms
Open NGO letter regarding the critical funding gap affecting UN human rights mechanisms and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights It is with a sense of […]
Open Letter: Towards a Peaceful Europe in a Peaceful World
Dear candidate to the European Parliamentary elections, The stated goals of the European Union are to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its people. We, as members of […]
Nigeria: Need for Increased Efforts to Effectively Implement the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Statement by the CEDAW Coalition on Women, Peace and Security CEDAW67, Review of Nigeria READ VERSION[1] I speak on behalf of a coalition of NGOs[2] who have submitted a report […]
Message in Support of The Palestinian Political Prisoners
We, the undersigned, are the participants of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s convening Reclaiming the United Nations as a peace organisation taking place in Geneva, April 26-28, […]
Speech at Women’s March for Dignity in Geneva
This speech was held at the Women’s March for Dignity in Geneva, Switzerland, on 21 January. Speakers were Sandrine Hazoumé Da Costa and Shilan Turgut. The speech was partly in […]
WILPF Cameroon’s Position Following the Riots in the English Regions of Cameroon
Cameroon is facing again other difficult times marked by violence in the English speaking regions, notably the North West and South West. This situation has come to add to increasing […]
Resolution: Condemning the Sexual Assault and Murder of Okinawan Woman by Former US Marine and Calling for Withdrawal of US military from Okinawa, Japan
The International Board of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, meeting June 2016, Noting that on 19 May 2016, the body of a 20-year old Okinawan woman […]
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 […]
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 […]
WILPF’s Recommendations For The Pre-Session Of The Universal Periodic Review Of Spain
WILPF’s mission is to end and prevent war, ensure that women are represented at all levels in peace-building processes, defend the human rights of women, and promote social, economic and […]