In commemoration of the May 28 International Day of Action for Women’s Health, the following organizations and individuals issue this joint statement and call to action for the Philippine government to address the grave and systematic violations of women’s reproductive rights as found by the report of the United Nations CEDAW Committee released last April 29, 2015
Register now to the 12th International Women and Health Meeting in Dominican Republic. The meeting will be a space for women and organisations fighting for the rights and status of women to discuss, analyse, share and reflect on strategies to improve the health of women worldwide. The IWHM is based on two fundamental principles: equality as a prerequisite to the full enjoyment of health and distributive justice for women in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
May 28, International Day of Action for Women’s Health Our Health, Our Rights, Our Lives! End Violence Against Women in ALL its Forms On May 28 International Day of Action for Women’s Health, women’s rights activists and allies advocate worldwide for women ’s comprehensive health and well-being, particularly their unmet sexual and reproductive health […]
More than Our Status! Our Bodies! Our Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights! May 1, 2015 Abuja, Nigeria United, 22 young women HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights activists came together for the Young Women’s Strategy Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, April 28 – 29, 2015. During this strategic session the women […]
URGENT ACTION REQUIRED! The life of a 10-year-old girl who is pregnant after having been raped by her stepfather is in danger. Despite the high risk this pregnancy poses and her mother’s request, access to safe abortion has not been yet provided.
CSOs from all over the world express concern on recently concluded 48th Session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD). On the final day, the chair produced a well-balanced text reflective of the various positions staked by governments, but to everyone’s surprise, this text was suddenly withdrawn by the chair only two hours after being distributed to delegates, without the chance for governments to engage in the normal fine-tuning that is routine at CPD negotiations.
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRDIC) calls on Wang Xiaohong, the Director of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, Chairman Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang to immediately and unconditionally ensure the release the five young women human rights defenders who were criminally detained in China after they planned events to protest sexual harassment on International Women’s Day.
ICW and WGNRR JOINT STATEMENT Submitted at the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (March 9-20, 2015) We the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights and the International Community of Women Living with HIV, welcome the opportunity to represent at the 59th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women […]
