Announcements
The Martin Ennals Jury announces today the three Final Nominees for the Martin Ennals Award 2013
This award is selected by the International Human Rights Community (See composition Jury Below) and given to Human Rights Defenders who have shown deep commitment and face great personal risk. The aim of the award is to provide protective publicity.
Read more...Accreditation procedure threatens to undercut civil society participation at UN meeting
A group of leading international human rights organizations, including the International Service for Human Rights, have called on States to reject a procedure that could result in the exclusion of non-government organizations (NGOs) from a high-level international meeting on human trafficking.
Read more...Azerbaijan: Leyla Yunus to receive the Theodor Haecher Prize
On 5 May 2013, prominent Azerbaijani human rights defender Leyla Yunus will receive the Theodor Haecher Prize. The award ceremony will take place in the city of Esslingen am Neckar in Germany.
Read more...Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition stands in solidarity with all those courageously fighting impunity in Guatemalan genocide trial of Rios Montt and José Mauricio Rodríguez Sánchez
The WHRD IC stands in solidarity with the Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs), survivors, witnesses, and all those who have bravely worked towards justice in the trial of Guatemala’s former dictator and chief of military intelligence for genocide.
Read more...Pope Upholds Reprimand of American Nuns' Group
Pope Francis has reaffirmed the reprimand of American nuns issued by his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, and endorsed the plan to have three bishops supervise an overhaul of the nation's largest umbrella group of American nuns.
Read more...GALZ Message to Mark Zimbabwe's 33rd Anniversary of Independence
GALZ joins the nation in celebrating and honouring Zimbabwe’s men and women who sacrificed their lives to bring freedom for ALL. One of the reasons for the struggle for independence was to bring about equality for all before the law and GALZ strives to see this becoming a reality in present day Zimbabwe.
Read more...Pending Landmark Legislation in Haiti
On February 6, 2013, over 200 members of civil society and government attended a workshop in Haiti highlighting pending draft Penal Code Revision Law, that if approved by the Haitian Parliament, would be a major advancement in legislation addressing gender-based violence and discrimination through three critical provisions.
Read more...WILPF Reaction to the Adoption of the First Ever Arms Trade Treaty
The treaty, which prohibits the sale of arms if there is a risk that the weapons could be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of international humanitarian or human rights law, is the first ever treaty that recognizes the link between gender-based violence and the international arms trade.
Read more...G8 Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
Adopted in London on 11 April 2013
Read more...Uruguay’s Equal Marriage Act a step towards full equality in the Americas
The Uruguayan Parliament’s adoption of the Equal Marriage Act on 10 April will bolster human rights protections and bring an inclusive society for all a step closer, Amnesty International said.
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