Statement from the WILPF International and MENA Sections on the Ongoing and Escalating Violence in Palestine
On the eve of the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba, we are witnessing horrific scenes of relentless shelling by Israel of civilian buildings and neighbourhoods in Gaza, the rise of […]
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 […]
Action Coalition 1: Gender-based violence
This policy brief looks at the root causes and drivers of gender-based violence, particularly examining issues including patriarchal systems of power, militarization and armed conflict, and militarized masculinities. Download the […]