UN Special Procedures must Take Concrete Measures to Ensure Civil Society Participation and Engagement with their Mandates

by AWID

This joint statement was delivered by the Sexual Rights initiative on 16 June 2023, on behalf of the #EmptyChairs Campaign and 15 organizations, during the Annual Civil Society Meeting with Special Procedures.

Não há lugar para agendas anti-trans na ONU

by AWID

Rejeitamos a cooptação do marco dos direitos humanos, particularmente a noção defendida pela Relatora Especial de que o cumprimento dos direitos das mulheres trans, por um lado, e das mulheres cis, por outro, é ou pode ser conflituoso e incompatível.

The unfulfilled promise of human rights: 20th anniversary of the Human Rights Council

by Pooja Badarinath

The 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)1 was held at a critical moment for human rights, feminist and queer movements everywhere. The summer session of 2026 in Geneva was held in parallel with the G7 meeting2 in Evian, France. As the leaders of the G7 stayed in Geneva, massive protests against the G7 meeting3 were held the day before the start of the HRC.

When Joy Becomes a Weapon: Trans Refugees and the War Against Manufactured Hate

by Farah Abdi

Home is not a fixed place, nor a country. It is something carried, in the body, in memory, in the stubborn refusal to disappear. Home is a practice of becoming, shaped by what has been lost and what still remains.

Global Feminist Calls for Solidarity and Action in July 2026

Across the Majority World, movements are organizing networks of mutual aid and demanding an end to attacks on their fundamental freedoms. 

Solidarity is a practice, and the people of Venezuela, Afghanistan and Sudan are calling on us, in the international community, for collective, material support and resistance. Human rights defenders and advocates for bodily autonomy are also inviting feminist activists and organizations to co-sign and amplify key demands for justice and accountability. 

Understanding the opposition to India's Trans Amendment Bill 2026: A Feminist Analysis

Over the last two weeks, India’s trans, queer and allied movements came together in a swell of solidarity to oppose the proposed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026.

What's happening at the 61st Session of the Human Rights Council?

The 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council takes place from 23 February - 31 March 2026 in Geneva. It takes place amid, what has been called by the UN Secretary-General, an ‘imminent financial collapse.’

Feminist solidarity with the people of Venezuela in light of US invasion

by AWID

We assert our support for the people - in Venezuela and worldwide - who continue to dream, build, and realize feminist visions of justice for everyone in their countries, despite threats of violence, repression, and dispossession.

The Politics of Gender and Sexuality at HRC59: Beyond Backlash and Posturing

by Umyra Ahmad

From regressions in human rights norms to the inaction and complicity of powerful states regarding the genocide in Gaza, and the UN funding crisis, the existential question of whether global human rights institutions can offer any utility in the pursuit of justice and accountability has only become more central. 

No More Business as Usual: What HRC58 Tells Us About Multilateral Institutions

by Umyra Ahmad

Beijing signified a hopeful moment in time for feminists, but in the current world of multiple crises and a shifting global order, to what extent are these multilateral institutions able to respond?