In defense of Brazil’s democracy
Solidarity with the struggle and resistance of feminists and diverse social movements in Brazil.
Asking for the release of Zainab Alkhawaja
37 organizations have signed this letter to King of Bahrain calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Zainab Al-Khawaja and her infant son.
Open letter to President Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf prior to the GCC Summit
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
United States
Dear President Obama,
As you prepare to meet with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on 21 April, we the undersigned organisations urge you to press for the release of all detained human rights defenders across the Gul
IM-Defensoras demands protection for women human rights defenders in Honduras
Mesoamerica, March 17, 2016 - The 691 women human rights defenders (WHRDs) from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua who make up the Mesoamerican Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders (IM-Defensoras) demand that the Honduran government immediately fulfill its obligation to protect the life and integrity of human rights defenders.
Berta Cáceres – Presente!
AWID strongly condemns the murder of Berta Caceres. We mourn this major loss and stand together with her family and our sisters in Honduras.
IMD condemns the murder of Lenca feminist and women human rights defender Berta Cáceres and demands justice
It is with deep pain and infinite rage that IM-Defenesoras, expresses its condemnation for the cowardly murder of our compañera Berta Cáceres, a feminist and advocate for the ancestral rights of the Lenca nation.
World Bank must push for greater transparency in PPP projects
Public Private Partnerships are not transparent enough, and face criticism from civil society organisations and others for being too expensive, and a risky use of taxpayers’ money. On Monday 29 February more than 50 CSOs have written to the World Bank Group asking the institution to push for more financial transparency around PPPs.
Condemnation of Terrorist Attack Targeting Media Organizations in Afghanistan
AWID, as part of the Women’s Political Participation Committee in Afghanistan, condemns the cowardly and inhumane attack that targeted the progressive Tolo TV and Kaboora Production network.
AWID celebrates the organisers of Marcha das Mulheres Negras for their leadership and vision
The Marcha das Mulheres Negras is a march against racism and violence and in support of wellbeing, and represents years of collective organizing by Black women as part of broader Black peoples’ movements in Brazil.
Brazil Black Women's March: Message of Solidarity from the Black Feminisms Forum Working Group
We note that the Anti-Blackness happening in Brazil is not new and we welcome the mobilization of our sisters and family in this historic March of Black Women towards exposing and challenging this violence.