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Syria: Yarmouk camp victim of water wars in Syria

13/01/2015

The Syrian regime is using water as a tool of war in the Yarmouk camp, according to a recent report issued by the Palestinian League for Human Rights (PLHR). According to PLHR, a diaspora network established in 2012 with contacts all over the Palestinian camps, the camp's water supply was entirely cut off with no justification provided, leading to a humanitarian catastrophe.

Sri Lanka: Female union worker stands up to bosses and challenges government greed

18/12/2014

Chithrani is an illiterate union worker who told her bosses that they should not underestimate workers’ ability to see abuses of power. She represented the Red Flag Union at negotiations with the Industrial Dispute Resolution Commissioner in October 2014. The Union is affiliated to IESA under the banner of Citizens for Justice and Peace. Chithrani is a militant grassroots leader from the upcountry plantations of Sri Lanka, who has been actively engaged in fighting against injustice. Her plantation estate, Hare Park, is managed by the government, but it has been deliberately neglected.

Syria: Turning Grief Into Peace

16/12/2014

Syria is a country overshadowed by war and violence, and Syrian women suffer human rights violations on a daily basis. The country’s current state of crisis has led to women’s internal displacement and many Syrian women flee the country in order to escape violence and war as well as to seek refugee status in foreign countries.

Somalia: Transforming Lessons into Actions

05/12/2014

Somali girls suffer unique difficulties in their early childhoods. More than two decades of chaos and political instability have made their lives difficult. Sexual violence and harmful traditional practices have made their situation even more miserable. However, despite the challenges, Somali girls play an active role in their communities in general and in their families in particular.

: Let's Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women!

25/11/2014

It has never been more imperative to take action toward ending gender-based violence and militarism. From the terrorism of the likes of ISIS and Boko Haram, to the threats of Western-led imperialism, down to personal lives marred by cultures of masculinist violence, women all over the world face insecurity owing to patriarchal and militaristic violence.

Senegal: Codou Bop Interviews Municipal Counselor Sokhna Mbaké

14/11/2014

Codou Bop, the GREFELS Coordinator, seized the opportunity offered by a WELDD training to interview a young woman leader whose experience could serve as a model for young Senegalese and Africans. This young woman, Sokhna Seynabou Mbacké, became councilor following the mayoral elections in June 2014

Pakistan: New Knowledge, New Self-Confidence: Stories of Expanding Personal Choices

10/11/2014

Shirkat Gah has given women new understanding of their situations and their rights, and has empowered them to challenge the injustices around them. Here, three women say what Shirkat Gah has done for them.

Pakistan: Parties vow to improve women’s status following WELDD convention

30/09/2014

Leaders from three of Pakistan's political parties said they were committed to improving the status of women and other marginalised groups at a WELDD convention on Peace, Pluralism, and Democratic Norms organised by Shirkat Gah.

: Advocating at the UN, in the Words of the Participants

13/06/2014

‘This workshop was so inspiring and opened my mind. It will help me be a better trainer, and a better lawyer. As my country goes through war, we need this free space and international support to further our work.’

: WELDD Partners Champion Women’s Rights at 26th Session of Human Rights Council

17/06/2014

This May, eight women from WELDD partner projects from Sudan, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria took part in an intensive two-week advocacy programme hosted by the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR).

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Senegal: Codou Bop Interviews Municipal Counselor Sokhna Mbaké

Pakistan: New Knowledge, New Self-Confidence: Stories of Expanding Personal Choices

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Syria: Yarmouk camp victim of water wars in Syria

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: Let's Challenge Militarism and End Violence Against Women!

Senegal: Codou Bop Interviews Municipal Counselor Sokhna Mbaké

Pakistan: New Knowledge, New Self-Confidence: Stories of Expanding Personal Choices

Pakistan: Parties vow to improve women’s status following WELDD convention

: Advocating at the UN, in the Words of the Participants

: WELDD Partners Champion Women’s Rights at 26th Session of Human Rights Council

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