UN EVENT CALLS FOR PROTECTION AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AGENDA 2030

(New York, 17 March 2016) “Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) are crucial in achieving the goals laid out in Agenda 2030, and states and the United Nations must take concrete steps to ensure that they are protected and… Read More

UPDATE: Thai defenders get temporary reprieve

Khlong Sai Pattana community

From Protection International: Klong Sai Pattana community gets temporary reprieve and assurance from Governor Chatpong Chatputi that their right to stay on their land will not be violated or threatened. On 2 October, the Surat Thani provincial governor,… Read More

Bring Back Our Girls and End the Abduction of Women and Girls in Nigeria

Bring Back Our Girls

Please sign and share this petition created by Women for Peace and Justice, a coalition of women’s groups and individuals who have been organising the marches and protests in Nigeria. We are hoping for 5 million signatures, so every… Read More