Author: A. Wigfall
A 106-page report report addressing; Gender inequality in Nigeria, elder abuse in French care facilities, gender based violence of Indigenous women in Canada and Australia, failure of India’s justice system for Dalit women, Detention, ownership and honor crimes in Jordan; Human Rights forum report 2022.
September 15, 2022; A high level panel discussion and round tables by the organizing team: WFWP EUME; IAFLP (UPF); Renee Moawad Foundation and co-host HE Mme Nayla Moawad; supporting organizations: UN Women; NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva; and Soroptimists.
Soroptimists International rigorously opposes violations of human rights and calls on the Iranian Government and all other Governments to cease state-controlled violence against unarmed women and girls immediately, and to comply with international laws protecting the right to freedom of expression and elimination of gender discrimination.
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FAWCO for CEDAW
Watch the FAWCO for CEDAW Panel discussion moderated by Jessica Buchleitner, including guests, Dr. Gail James, Elahe Amani and Pam Perraud. Recorded October 27, 2022.
CEDAW is the human rights treaty, the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women.
Human Rights Council 50, Oral Statement by WFWPI/ June 23, 2022 on behalf of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women Geneva’s Task Force Climate Change and Health, at the Panel on “Adverse Effects of Climate Change (CC) on Human Rights of People in Vulnerable Situations”.
Read the full statement below.
Please read the statement below by WFWPI Addressing the Situation of Honor Crimes in Jordan.
Please read the below statement by WFWPI on Nature-based Education and Partnership for Social Responsibility for the Advancement of HRC Resolution 48/1 “Human Right to Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment”
Please read the statement below from WFWPI on the Deteriorating Human Rights Situation of Widows in Ukraine.
Please read the statement below by WFWPI at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council, calling for the immediate action to protect Indigenous people’s rights in Canada, specifically women and girls