Rights Spotlight: International Day of Families
This 15 May is the International Day of Families. So what’s this all about - and what do families, human rights and gender justice have to do with one another?
Cross-movement building is key to advance trans and intersex persons’ rights
In commemoration of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), celebrated every 17 May, we invited a range of trans and intersex activists to reflect on the importance of cross-movement building for the advancement of rights.
'The Devil is in the Details': development, women's rights and religious fundamentalisms
Dealing with the escalation of violence against women across the world requires a wider adoption of a feminist approach to working at the nexus of development, religious fundamentalisms and women’s rights.
About the World Press Freedom Day: Q&A with an AWID Member
Every May 3rd, the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) is marked and celebrated internationally as a day that honors freedom of expression as a fundamental human right.
Behind the murder of Berta Cáceres: corporate complicity
The corporate denial of violation of human rights in the death of Berta Cáceres reveals the web of complicities and impunity that prompted her assassination.
Democratizing Knowledge on Funding Trends
After a decade of conducting and publishing research on trends affecting funding women’s rights organisations and work, AWID has developed a ‘Do-it-Yourself toolkit”, for adapting the Where is the Money for Women’s Rights (WITM) research methodology to specific locations, constituencies, and issues.
Egyptian feminist leader Mozn Hassan resolute in face of official investigation
Nazra for Feminist Studies head receives widespread support over claims NGO is illegal as crackdown on Egyptian civil society is condemned.
Bertha Cáceres: 'My mother’s is not the first assassination. I don’t want another'
The daughter of Berta Cáceres, the Honduran human rights defender who was murdered this month, has spoken out about the country’s volatility and called on Europe and the US to stop investing in the controversial Agua Zarca dam.
Challenging corporate power for gender justice: highlights from a cross-movement dialogue
Over 35 participants from diverse regions and movements gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 29 February to 2 March 2016. The three day dialogue aimed to learn from the powerful stories of women and movements and to strengthen cross-movement solidarity across them.
Tunisia: A Collective Fight for Individual Rights and Freedoms
Five years following the forced resignation of dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, on 14 January 2011, Tunisians continue to face countless violations of their rights and freedoms. At a time of repression of human rights activists, and increasing violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity, a number of civil society organizations decided to mobilize as an informal group for individual freedoms.