Families for Freedom: Combating Arbitrary Detention Must Be the Priority of Syria’s Peace Talks
Statement made at the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February to 24 March 2017) for the High-Level Panel Discussion: Human Rights Situation in Syrian Arab Republic […]
The HRC must act to protect the lives of HRDs in Afghanistan at this critical time
WILPF submitted this written statement to the UN Human Rights Council, 47t regular session (21 June-9 July 2021) to urge the Council to act in support of human rights defenders, […]
Universal Periodic Review of Niger
Niger will undergo its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in May 2021. This joint report that WILPF Niger and ONG Femmes, Actions et Développement submitted to the UPR Working Group provides […]
HRC46: Statement to the General Dialogue on the Agenda Item 7 (Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories)
WILPF submitted this oral statement together with the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW) to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the General Dialogue (GD) on […]
HRC46: Statement on the UPR of the USA
WILPF made the following statement during the HRC adoption of the UPR outcome of the USA. You can watch Melissa Torres, WILPF Vice President, delivering the statement. Melissa is the […]
HRC46: Statement to the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report of Libya
WILPF submitted this oral statement jointly with Together We Build It (TWBI) to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the adoption of the third cycle of […]
HRC46: Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
WILPF submitted this oral statement together with partner organization Dawlaty to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the recent report of the Commission of Inquiry on […]
HRC46: International’s Women Day 2021 – Joint NGO statement
On 8 March, Joy Onyesoh, WILPF President, delivered a joint NGO statement during the HRC’s Observance of International Women’s Day, on behalf of: the Center for Reproductive Rights; Commission for […]
HRC46: Statement on Colombia
In this statement, Diana María Salcedo López, Director of LIMPAL (WILPF) Colombia, highlights three key concerns: threats faced by women human rights defenders; violence against women, in particular the exponential […]
HRC46: Statement to the Interactive dialogue on oral update of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen
WILPF submitted this oral statement jointly with Peace Track Initiative (PTI) to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the oral update of the Group of Eminent […]