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Coalition Condemns the Apparent Retaliation of the Azerbaijan Authorities Against Human Rights Defender Leyla Yunus
Archives24th August 2011 The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC) condemns the actions of the authorities in the unlawful destruction of the property owned by Leyla Yunus on the night of the 11 August 2011. The building, owned by human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband, was destroyed by bulldozers the day after she gave an interview to the New York Times newspaper criticizing a "beautification" project in the capital Baku. The coalition is concerned that the demolition of the property appears to be an act of retaliation by the authorities, targeting Leyla Yunus for her open criticism of government endorsed forced evictions and the demolition of buildings in central Baku as part of a reconstruction project… Read more  Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition Statement denouncing the assassination of Ana Fabricia Cordoba We are deeply saddened by the assassination of Ana Fabricia Cordoba, a committed women human rights defender, a leader of displaced communities, and a member of the Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres, on 7 June 2011 in Medellin, Colombia. This killing is the latest killing of a leader of displaced communities and of those campaigning for land restitution. Read more Oral Statement of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition on the Women Human Rights Defenders' Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mr. President, Front Line, on behalf of the Women Human Rights International Coalition, welcomes the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders on women human rights defenders. Her report raises the seriousness of the violations against defenders of women's human rights and gender equality particularly LGBTI defenders and advocates of sexual and reproductive rights. These defenders are particularly at risk, but often are not considered as human rights defenders entitled to support and protection. Read more Statement of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition on the Women Human Rights Defenders' Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 16th session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. Read more Oral Intervention by Mary Jane N. Real Civil Society Representative for the High Level Segment, General Segment 16th session of the Human Rights Council, 2 March 2011 Read more 
Civil Society Section Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights *** Update *** The UN Human Rights office continues with preparations for Human Rights Day 2010 on 10 December, with the focus on human rights defenders who act to end discrimination. We hope you are also developing your own activities and promotional materials. Check our web site:http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/HRDay2010.aspx To help mark Human Rights Day, we have developed public information materials including a poster, information note, defender stories, videos and visual designs that you can download from our site. They can be used on 10 December and throughout 2011. Read more Respect Universality in Principle and Practice: Defend Women’s Human Rights March 1st, 2010 As women human rights defenders and members of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC), we note with grave concern the circumstances under which Gita Sahgal, a member of the WHRD IC Executive Committee and head of the Gender Unit of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International (AI), is currently under suspension on the same day that she publicly questioned the specific alliances entered into by AI in its advocacy to defend victims of torture in Guantanamo Bay. Read more |
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