Following the Paris Peace Forum, 12 countries have begun a political process to provide democratic guarantees for news, information and freedom of opinion based on a new Declaration on Information and Democracy issued by the Commission on Information and Democracy — an initiative of Reporters ...read more
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After four years of devastating war, the people of Yemen demand peace. It is women who are the most-affected by the war and their voices need to be heard in the peace negotiations. We, as the Women for Yemen Network, call for women to be represented in peace talks, starting with the upcoming meeting ...read more
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Yazidi-Iraqi activist Nadia Murad and Congolese gynaecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege have received this year's Nobel Peace Prize for their incredible work against sexual violence in conflict to end the use of rape as a weapon of war. Both are strong campaigners who have highlighted the stories of ...read more
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Ottawa — 19 September 2018
The Nobel Peace Laureates of the Nobel Women's Initiative call on the Honduran government to ensure that there is a fair and just trial for those individuals being charged with the murder of Berta Cáceres, land and human rights defender assassinated in her home on March ...read more
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Civil society statement on the occasion of the Women Foreign Ministers Meeting
21-22 September 2018, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
We, the undersigned organizations, call on Women Foreign Ministers gathered in Montreal, on the eve of the High-Level General Debate of the 73rd Session of ...read more
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Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams spoke at the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) meeting at the United Nations in Geneva last week to highlight the growing dangers of fully autonomous weapons and support the call for a global ban.
"Simply continuing with a mandate of more deliberation ...read more
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Two weeks ago in Bangladesh, high school students came out in the streets to register their spontaneous protest about the death of two school-going students caused by speeding buses. They demanded their right to road safety, rule of law and justice. Credible reports in the global print and ...read more
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Ottawa—August 9, 2018
The undersigned organizations express our support to Canada for its recent position on the detention of women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia. We join Canada in urging Saudi Arabia to release women’s rights activists Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sada, and commend ...read more
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April 27, 2018 (Ottawa) Over 60 feminist leaders--from Canada, G7 countries and around the world--met in Ottawa for the first-ever feminist summit on the sidelines of the G7, hosted by Canada this year. During the two days together, the diverse group met with Prime Minister ...read more
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For the first time ever, the G7 engagement process includes a summit of diverse feminist leaders - the W7: Feminist Visions for the G7. The W7 will bring together feminists who are trailblazers in their communities, ensuring that marginalized voices can engage equally in decision and policy-making ...read more
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