A statement by the WHRDIC on the killing of Yanar Mohammed, Iraqi woman human rights defender Full statement: bit.ly/4cZf0u1

💰 The economic crisis and the impacts of debt crises manifest manifold in magnitude for #women in #Asia and #Pacific region Read the full report on our Knowledge Hub whrdic.org/resources/whrd-kn…

One of the objectives of this research is to understand the patterns of criminalization that women human rights defenders experience, and the impacts on their bodies Read the full research on our Knowledge Hub 👇 whrdic.org/resources/whrd-kn…

After dozens of women and girls were abducted from public spaces under the Taliban’s latest hijab crackdown, residents in Herat, #Afghanistan, took to the streets in protest. They were met with gunfire, abductions, and an expanding campaign of surveillance whrdic.org/resources/whrd-kn…

Between January 2016 and December 2023, over 500 #Kenyan women were brutally murdered. 72% of survivors in some counties face financial barriers to accessing support to GBV services. Read the full report on our Knowledge Hub 👇 whrdic.org/resources/whrd-kn…

Ruth López is a Salvadoran #WHRD who has been arbitrarily detained since May 2025 in reprisal for her work defending human rights and fighting corruption in #ElSalvador. Send Ruth a birthday message of support: libertadpararuth.org/en #LibertadParaRuth @IM_Defensoras @Cristosal

In 2025, the Business and Human Rights Centre documented 790 attacks on defenders raising concerns about business. This is more than two attacks on average every day. Read the report on our Knowledge Hub in #English, #Spanish, #French and #Portuguese 👇 whrdic.org/resources/whrd-kn…

Informal brown-bag session with diplomats in the frames of the WHRD Advocacy Week #AdvocacyWeek #HRC63

WHRD Advocacy Week participants meeting with the Special Rapporteur on the right to a healthy environment and the Working Group on Business and Human Rights. #AdvocacyWeek #HRC63

WHRD Advocacy Week continues in full force ✊ Participants are meeting with key partners and delivering oral statements, highlighting the intersections of gender, climate and conflict.

Join us in a side event that brings together women human rights defenders who live at the intersections of gender, climate and conflict. 🗓️Thursday 24 September 🕐 13:00-14:00 CEST 📍 Room XI, Palais des Nations, Geneva More information 👇 whrdic.org/our-work/solidari…

Together with our members, we are amplifying the lived realities of feminist activists from the Global Majority, holding States accountable, and ensuring the Human Rights Council does its job. #WHRDAdvocacyWeek

@IM_Defensoras The central aim of this report is to determine whether the documented patterns of violence and repression establish the existence of persecution on gender grounds, understood as a crime against humanity under international criminal law.

This report examines the repression carried out by the State of Nicaragua against the Women’s and Feminist Movement between 2018 and 2025 📙 Read the full report on our Knowledge Hub 👇 whrdic.org/resources/whrd-kn…

Join us in a side event that brings together WHRDs who live at the intersections of gender, climate & conflict and whose stories show that these issues need to be tackled in a holistic way. 🗓️24 Sep ⏱️13:00-14:00 CEST 📍Room XI, Palais des Nations, Geneva shorturl.at/dqVUP

This report draws on interviews with WHRDs working in frontline areas of northeastern #Ukraine, highlighting their work during the conflict. Read the report in our Knowledge Hub 👇 whrdic.org/resources/whrd-kn…

This report highlights the commonly overlooked mental health challenges experienced by women activists across the region. Read the report in our Knowledge Hub short-url.cc/1wM0r

We mourn the passing of Marieme Hélie-Lucas, a pioneering feminist, sociologist, activist, and one of the founders of WHRDIC. 🕊️ Read the Commemoration Statement by WHRDIC in remembrance of Marieme Hélie-Lucas: whrdic.org/our-work/solidari…

WHRDIC member ICAN's case study describes the drivers of the mental health crisis in Afghanistan, its gendered and cultural dimensions, and the strategies used by Afghan women-led peacebuilding organizations to provide solutions. 📙 Read the study👇 shorturl.at/V2qQE

[CARTA ABIERTA] Al Estado de Honduras sobre violaciones a derechos humanos contra el pueblo Garífuna de Honduras y otras comunidades indígenas y campesinas. 📢 bit.ly/4fhKrzo @IM_Defensoras