Calling on states to halt the dismantling of our human rights systems
AWID and partners call out the dismantling of human rights mechanisms and express solidarity with the Coalition of African Lesbians.
Accountability is needed for violations against indigenous women defenders
Feminists support the Special Rapporteur's call for justice on the attacks on and criminalization of indigenous peoples defending their rights.
Justice not “special attention”: Feminist Visions for the Binding Treaty
In August 2015, Luisa Lozano, a Kichwa woman from the Saraguro people joined an indigenous mobilisation to defend their right to land from corporation takeovers and demand increased protection of indigenous rights. It is during these protests, that military and police “beat a pregnant women with truncheons, dragging her about 30 meters and spraying her with pepper gas.” Soon thereafter, Luisa Lozano was arrested for defending the pregnant woman and was sentenced to 4 years in prison alongside other women.
Women from movements around the globe speak with one voice at United Nations to ensure safety for all
Frontline women activists representing over 20 countries will remind member states of their legal obligation to protect human rights on 20th anniversary of human rights declaration.
Major gains made for women’s and girls’ rights at the Human Rights Council
Feminists welcome the major gains on women’s and girls’ rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights at the Human Rights Council.
Why we need a feminist funding ecosystem
If you’ve spent any time in a feminist space in the last decade or so, you’ve heard the question, “Where is the money for women’s rights?”
Rights At Risk: AWID supports the WGDAW's call to action
The Association for Women’s Rights in Development is pleased to make this statement on behalf of the Observatory on the Universality of Rights.
7 things to look out for this Human Rights Council Session
This June-July session of the Human Rights Council (HRC38), as every year, focuses on issues of gender and sexuality.
Innovative and Progressive: AWID and partners commend the work of the UN WG on Discrimination against Women
This joint statement to the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council expresses support for the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and in Practice and commends the Working Group’s strong report to the Council on reasserting equality and countering rollbacks [A /HRC/38/46]
Me Too didn’t start with a hashtag - Hakima Abbas' remarks at EDD 2018
On June 5, 2018, AWID’s co-Executive Director Hakima Abbas interacted with three other panelists at the opening ceremony of the European Development Days 2018, in a discussion focused on global movements tackling multiple forms of violence against women and girls.