Program

Advancing Universal Rights and Justice

Uprooting fascisms and fundamentalisms

Across the globe, feminists are challenging those who undermine the rights and autonomy of women, gender-diverse people, and other marginalized communities.

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Overview

Anti-rights forces pose an increasing threat to our communities and movements.

We promote the universality of rights: the core principle that human rights belong to everyone, no matter who they are, without exception.

We create space for feminist movements and allies to strategize and take collective action to counter the influence and impact of anti-rights actors. We also seek to advance feminist frameworks, protecting and promoting the universality of rights and uniting our struggles for justice and liberation.

“We believe that all struggles for liberation are interconnected, and we reaffirm the concepts of universality, indivisibility, and interdependence of rights. The realization of the human rights of one group of people does not come at the cost of the rights of any others.”

Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs)

Our Tactics

We support the resistance of feminist movements against fascisms and fundamentalisms. We will defend the existing human rights system against attacks from anti-rights actors, while also pushing the boundaries and transforming multilateral systems to reflect our and our allies’ demands that are feminist and intersectional.

Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs)

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