WHRDIC Reports

The Coalition produces documentation, analysis and reports to highlight and support the work of Women Human Rights Defenders around the world.

Our Right to Safety

WHRDs face a variety of risks and violations in their work. We have launched a new report: Our Right To Safety (PDF 1MB ) in an effort to assess the various mechanisms that have been developed to provide protection to WHRDs at risk, including initiatives developed by national governments, and regional and international human rights bodies.

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

(PDF 7 MB)

A tool for WHRDs to claim rights and claim justice, to empower them further in their role as defenders. This guidebook details the types of violations experienced by WHRDs and explains how to document these, in order to develop protection mechanisms that are more responsive to their needs.

Global Report on the Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders

(PDF 93kb)

Featuring 43 case studies, this extensive report provides a vivid analysis of the landscape in which WHRDs live and work. It examines the types of violations against WHRDs and identifies the root causes of these as patriarchy, heteronormativity, fundamentalisms, globalisation, militarisation and conflict. The report also looks at successful strategies to protect WHRDs