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  to the on line home of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition.

The WHRD IC is a resource and advocacy network for the protection and support of women human rights defenders worldwide. The Coalition currently has 21 members.

August 19, 2010 Reference: Cristina Palabay, Tanggol Bai Convenor (0917-5003879)

UPDATE: Mohammad Mostafaie, lawyer of Sakineh Ashtiani, arrested in Turkey

Iran: UPDATE: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's lawyer harrassed and his family arrested and detained

Honduras - Death threats against human rights defender Ms. Gladys Lanza

16 July 2010 Re: Guatemala – Attempted assassination of human rights defender Ms Deodora Antonia Hernandez Cinto

16 July 2010 Re: Yemen – Increasing harassment of human rights defender Ms Afrah Sa’eed

PRESS RELEASE IRAN: Halt the execution of Ms. Zeynab Jalalian !



June 20, 2010: Join us for a Rally organised by One Law for All against Sharia and religious laws and for secularism and universal rights

March 2010: "Beyond the Challenge: Women, Mining and Human Rights"
An International Conference among Women Defenders of Mother Earth

- See Conference Statement
- See Conference Video

May 19, 2010: Call for Nominations Human Rights Defenders Tulip 2010

Mexico: Meso American Meeting of Women Activists for Human Rights in Oaxaca, Mexico, 23 - 25 April 2010 April 1: LGBT Activism Under Attack in Surabaya, Indonesia

Recognising Chinese women human rights defenders, March 8, 2010



   
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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


 

WHRD IC Calendar 2010
A calendar of key human rights events of concern to women human rights defenders, noting important sites of advocacy and possible areas of intervention.


Coalition monthly updates 2010
January: WHRD IC Annual Report 2009

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    Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders



    A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders is aimed to help women human rights defenders name the specific risks, violations and constraints they face in their work.  It presents a practical discussion of the useful mechanisms developed by the state and also the civil society to provide redress and remedy, and to protect women human rights defenders.  It is intended to be used by human rights and other organisations to further a gender perspective in the monitoring and documentation of human rights. 

    The guidebook was produced by APWLD in close collaboration with individuals and organisations that participated in the international campaign on women human rights defenders since 2005. Printed copies are for sale at 25USD including postage. For orders please contact APWLD at Phone numbers: (66) 53 284527, 284856
    Fax:  +66 53 280847 email:  apwld@apwld.org.