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 […]
HRC30: Statement on the Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building to Improve Human Rights in Libya
Joint statement between the Lybian Women’s Platform for Peace and WILPF The situation in Libya reached an important stage, where terrorism is threatening to engulf the country one city at […]
Colombia: Women Seek to Overcome the Barriers to Participation in Order to Achieve Peace
¿Prefieres leer la posición en Español? Lee Colombia: Las mujeres piden superar las barreras de participación para lograr la paz 13th of October 2015, Bogotá – The National Summit of Women […]
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 […]
Statement on OHCHR Report on Colombia – Equal Participation of Women in the Peace Process
WILPF welcomes the report from the OHCHR on the situation of human rights in Colombia and would like to call to the attention of the Council the importance of an […]
Open Letter to UN Secretary General to Formally End the Korean War
Over 100 women from 38 countries have signed onto the letter, including WILPF leaders and members, and including women from nations that participated in the Korean War. Thirty-seven major South Korean women’s […]
Recommendations from Women Human Rights Defenders from Yemen, Libya and Syria
New York – October 2016 The UNSC and member states have made commitments to empower women to contribute to decision-making on peace and security issues through UNSCR 1325 and 1820. […]
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 […]
HRC34: Statement on Multidimensional Insecurity and Its Impacts on Libyan Women
إضغط هنا لقراءة البيان الخطي باللغة العربية Written Statement submitted to the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February to 24 March) under Item 10: Technical assistance […]
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 […]