Civilian Possession of Firearms and Its Impact on Women’s Human Rights
The Isla Vista recent mass killing is unfortunately not exceptional among cases in which firearms have been used in misogynist killings by a civilian. But firearms do not only affect […]
Transnational Companies and their Impact on Women’s Human Rights
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom calls for the special consideration of women’s issues when utilizing a human rights approach to assessing the accountability of Transnational Corporations (TNCs). […]
WILPF And HRITC Recommendations For The Second Universal Periodic Review Of Yemen
Equality and non-discrimination Gender inequality is particularly high in Yemen. Yemen ranks 160th out of 186 countries in the Gender Inequality Index and is “the worst” according to Global Gender […]
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 […]
WILPF’s Recommendations for the Second Universal Periodic Review of Nigeria
Adoption of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill The Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill was drafted as a response to concerns about the consistent failure of Nigerian authorities to […]
HRC24: Statement on Syria, Illicit Transfer of Arms and the Violation of Human Rights
The following is a statement on Syria delivered by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) to the Human Rights Council’s 24th Session at the 12th Meeting on […]
The Negative Impact of Arms Transfer in the Human Rights of People Living in Conflict-Affected Areas
The position of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) welcomes the initiative of a resolution on the “Negative impact […]
WILPF’s Recommendations for the Second Universal Periodic Review of Germany
WILPF welcomes the recent adoption in December 2012 by Germany of a National Action Plan (NAP) implementing the UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Whilst recognising this, and […]
WILPF’s Recommendations for the Universal Periodic Review of Colombia
The recent constitutional reform that extends military jurisdiction will lead to impunity and several human rights violations as stated in the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR). […]
A General Mechanism for Cases of Non-cooperation with the Universal Periodic Review
On the 29th of January a State did not attend the Council for its Universal Periodic Review, setting a dangerous precedent which must be redressed by the Human Rights Council. […]