HRC34: Oral Statement on Treaties on Corporations and Human Rights Must Include Gender Perspectives
Statement made at the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February to 24 March 2017) under Item 3: Promotion and Protection of all Human Rights, on the Report […]
HRC34: Statement on Stop Financing Military Operations in Libya
Statement made at the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council (27 February to 24 March 2017) under Item 10: Technical assistance and capacity-building, Interactive dialogue on the High […]
HRC38: Statement on the UN Report on Extreme Poverty in the USA
22 June 2018 Statement by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom UN Human Rights Council 38th session (18 June to 6 July 2018) Item 3: Clustered Interactive Dialogue […]
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 […]
Joint Statement by WILPF and ABAAD on the Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Lebanon
This statement has been prepared by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, and its national partner organisation in Lebanon ABAAD. We recognise that Lebanon has been facing deep […]
Statement by WILPF on the Detention of Women in Regime-Controlled Facilities in Syria
Read the statement in Arabic here. The Women International League for Peace and Freedom welcomes the Commission of Inquiry’s report on the rampant human rights violations in Syria, and recognises the […]
Joint Statement by WILPF and the Network of Eritrean Women on the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea
Background WILPF stands in solidarity with the Network of Eritrean women in this statement. Through our work, we campaign for the rights of Eritrean women wherever they may be, but […]
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 […]
HRC31: Panel Discussion on Climate Change and the Right to Health
United Nations Human Rights Council 31st Session The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes this panel discussion, and would like to share our views about how an […]
Developing the Interpretation of the Covenants Due Diligence and Extraterritorial Obligations
High-Level Panel on 50th Anniversary of Human Rights Covenants Fifty years after the ground-breaking signature of the Covenants on Human Rights these continue to be as relevant and necessary for […]