Protection International pays tribute to all women human rights defenders
To mark International Women’s Rights Day, Protection International pays tribute to all women around the world fighting to defend their rights and the rights of their communities to achieve a more just and more sustainable future for all. Struggling to defend their culture, their identity, their territory, their livelihoods, organised within grassroots organisations, social movements or trade […]
On the 111th anniversary of International Women’s Day and the 10th Anniversary of the women’s struggle as part of the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand
Declaration for the Right to Land and toward the dream of Freedom and Democracy The Women’s Chapter of the Southern Peasants Federation of Thailand is part of the movement of landless workers. We women have shown our determination and commitment to fight for land and freedom for a long time. For a decade, the Women’s […]
In Harm´s Way: Women Human Rights Defenders in Thailand – Joint Report
PRESS RELEASE Thailand: Women human rights defenders at heightened risk of attacks and intimidation Publication of a joint report Bangkok-Geneva-Paris, July 3, 2017 – Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Thailand are at heightened risk of attacks and intimidation since the May 22, 2014 coup d’état, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (an […]
The Women Who Defend Human Rights – Rehana Hashmi
Protection International interviews Rehana Hashmi It’s dangerous being a woman in Pakistan. A report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan shows just how much by listing the numerous challenges that are faced by Pakistani women. It’s even more dangerous being a Pakistani woman who defends human rights. Being the target of death threats and harassment, one […]
EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS DAY
Today, 29th November marks the eighth anniversary of International Women’s Human Rights Defenders Day. A landmark UN resolution on protecting WHRDs, passed this week, urges States to put in place gender-specific laws and policies for the protection of WHRDs and to ensure that defenders themselves are involved in the design and implementation of these measures. […]
Protection Desk Guatemala – Aj Noj Supports the Mesoamerican Women Human Rights Defenders Initiative
In Central America, insecurity and violence have been on the rise in recent years. In this context, women’s rights are increasingly at risk. In Honduras alone, gender-based violence is the second highest cause of death for women of reproductive age. In Mexico and Guatemala, the levels of violence against women continue to escalate. Moreover, women human […]