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 […]
Statement to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60)
We, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), call for feminist foreign and domestic policy that ensures local action on demilitarization and women’s human rights for transformative change. […]
Statement on the Report of the Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodical Review of the United States
RIGHTS OF UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS WILPF is highly concerned over the militarisation of the US-Mexico border and with the zero-tolerance US immigration laws that are restricting the rights of immigrants. Undocumented […]
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 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, […]
Role of Guns in Domestic Violence
Briefing paper WILPF supports the joint key priorities prepared by the Sexual Rights Initiative and this documents aims at expanding the supporting arguments for the impact of firearms on […]
Statement On The Occasion Of The Social Protests In BiH
Sarajevo, 14 February 2014 Statement on the occasion of the social protests in BiH “The rule of law, including full respect for equality between citizen and assurance of equal participation […]
WILPF’s Recommendations For The Second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Of Jordan
Fully implement the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888 and 1889 that aims at protecting women from […]
Statement in Memory of Sunila Abesekera
WILPF makes this statement in memory of Sunila Abesekera, a defender of human rights and a women’s rights activist. Abesekera reminded us on many occasions to protect and defend human […]
WILPF Resolution On The High-Level Meeting On The Durban Declaration
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), meeting at the Quadrennial Congress in San José, Costa Rica in August 2011, Reaffirming its support for the Durban Declaration and […]