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 […]
Open Letter to Members of the European Parliament
Brussels, 5 March 2016 In 2014, half of the world’s refugee population were women and girls. WILPF representatives from 10 European sections met in Brussels to have in depth discussions […]
Open Letter on the SC Open Debate on WPS and the High Level Review of UNSCR 1325
Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the UN: Recommendations on the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security and the High Level Review of SCR 1325 (2000) Dear […]
Open Letter to the International Community: Call for Solidarity
Open letter from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina During the last few months we have been seeing images that might as well have been taken at the beginning of 90’s – […]
Open Letter to Professor Gillian Triggs
Dear Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs, Commissioner and President, Australian Human Rights Commission The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Australian Section, sends its greetings and solidarity to you and the Australian Human […]
Open Letter To The National Assembly Of Republika Srpska Regarding The Discussion On The Information And Recommendations Of The Study On The Position Of Serb Women Victims Of Wartime Sexualized Violence In Bosnia And Herzegovina
For years now nongovernmental organizations and individuals from Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with international experts and UN committees such as the Human Rights Committee, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination […]
WILPF Letter to Ambassadors on Security Council Consideration of Yemen and Women, Peace and Security
WILPF has pressed the Security Council to take decisive action on the current crisis in Yemen to ensure implementation of Women, Peace and Security agenda in how the Council deals with the […]
South American Sections’ Message to the Third Annual Meeting of the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean
To the Presidents and Leaders of Central America and the Caribbean: The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Latin American Sections welcome you to the Third Annual Meeting […]
Open Letter to Member States of the General Assembly on the Selection Process of the UN Secretary-General
We join Amnesty International, Equality Now, FEMNET, Social Watch, and other NGOs in endorsing the 1 for 7 billion campaign to find the best UN leader for 2016 through a transparent, open process. […]
Open Letter on Women’s Rights in Iraq
In September 2014, the United Nations Human Rights Council held a special session on the human rights situation in Iraq and adopted a resolution to dispatch a mission to Iraq to […]