Promoting and Strengthening the Universal Periodic Review
United Nations Human Rights Council: 28th Session Oral statement Item 6 – General Debate Thank you. This statement is made on behalf of 47 NGOs. Mr President, By the end […]
WILPF Statement on the Universal Periodic Review Report of Bosnia and Herzegovina
United Nations Human Rights Council: 28th Session 20 March 2015 Law on victims of torture in Bosnia and Herzegovina Thank you Mr President, We regret the decision by Bosnia and […]
A Victims Approach for the Declaration on Right to Peace
28th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council –2 to 27 March 2015 – Item 3 – General Debate Joint Written Statement A victims approach for the declaration on Right […]
WILPF Statement to the Conference on Disarmament on International Women’s Day 2015
After covering the work of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) for decades, WILPF finally decided that after 17 years of inaction, it is time to focus our time and energy on other […]
Demanding a Special Rapporteur on Climate Change
28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Joint Oral statement during the Panel on Human Rights and Climate Change We would like to thank the Council for […]
WILPF’s Recommendations For The Pre-Session Of The Universal Periodic Review Of Spain
WILPF’s mission is to end and prevent war, ensure that women are represented at all levels in peace-building processes, defend the human rights of women, and promote social, economic and […]
WILPF’s Recommendations For The Pre-Session Of The Universal Periodic Review Of Sweden
WILPF’s mission is to end and prevent war, ensure that women are represented at all levels in peace- building processes, defend the human rights of women, and promote social, economic […]
WILPF’s Recommendations For The Pre Session Of The Universal Periodic Review Of Bolivia
Femicide and Gender Based Violence A. Follow up to the first review At the first Universal Periodic Review of Bolivia in 2010, Costa Rica and the Netherlands made recommendations (n°33 […]
WILPF’s Recommendations For The Pre-Session Of The Universal Periodic Review Of Italy
In 2014 the Comitato Interministeriale per i Diritti Umani (CIDU) of the Italian Foreign Ministry organised three meetings on 17th April, 30th July and 10th September 2014 to present the […]
Statement on the Situation of Civilian Detainees in Syria
The Syrian regime has systematically used arbitrary detention and torture to target civilians and put them beyond the protection of the law. The deterioration of the rule of law and […]