MADRE Statements

Affront to Justice: Rios Montt Guilty Verdict Annulled

Posted on: Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean

MADRE denounces the ruling by Guatemala's Constitutional Court, annulling the May 10 verdict that found former dictator Efraín Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, targeted against the Indigenous Ixil People. Over 100 people testified about the brutal violence...

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Rios Montt Trial: Indigenous Women Speak Out

Posted on: Monday, April 8, 2013

Keywords: Guatemala, Latin America and Caribbean

Below is a message we received from Ana Ceto, our partner at Muixil, an organization of Indigenous women in Guatemala. The English translation follows the Spanish text. Estimadas mujeres de ORGANIZACIÓN MADRE, por este medio, les manifestamos nuestro profundo agradecimiento por...

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Statement of Feminist and Women's Organizations on the Very Alarming Trends in the Negotiations of the Outcome Document of the 57th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Posted on: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Keywords: United Nations

We, the undersigned organisations and individuals across the globe, are again concerned that the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is wavering in its commitment to advance women’s human rights as demonstrated in the constant negotiation of...

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Hugo Chavez, Presente

Posted on: Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Keywords: Latin America

Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, has died, losing his battle to cancer after most recently winning re-election in October 2012. He was first elected in 1998, gathering massive popular support from people frustrated and marginalized by the hold of elites onto...

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MADRE at CSW 57

Posted on: Monday, March 4, 2013

Keywords: United Nations

From March 4 to 15, the UN hosts the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a convening of governments and civil society. The discussions in these two weeks are meant to move forward an international agenda on gender equality...

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Elections in Kenya

Posted on: Monday, March 4, 2013

Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Peace Building

Five years after election-related violence result in the deaths of 1,000 people, Kenya faces another presidential election. MADRE is working closely with our partners there to monitor the situation and to help protect communities against further violence. Below are resources on...

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Event: Join Us for a Dialogue between Movements: Women's Rights and LGBT Activists Share Anti-Violence Strategies

Posted on: Monday, February 25, 2013

Keywords: Event

Join us as we bring together women's human rights and LGBT activists, from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, to exchange stories, ideas and strategies confronting violence in their communities. Our movements are strongest when we share our knowledge and the...

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MADRE Statement on the Second Inauguration of President Obama

Posted on: Sunday, January 20, 2013

Keywords: US, US Policy

MADRE calls on President Obama to ratify CEDAW in his second term.

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MADRE Condemns Atrocious Attack against Young Woman in Afghanistan

Posted on: Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Keywords: Afghanistan, Combating Violence Against Women

MADRE condemns the recent heinous act of violence carried out against Afghan teenager Gul Meena and the persistent violence targeted against women and girls in that country. Gul Meena barely escaped with her life when her family targeted her for "honor"...

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Thank You for Being a Friend of Malya!

Posted on: Monday, December 3, 2012

Keywords: Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Combating Violence against Women

Malya Villard-Appolon (center), 2012 CNN Hero, with her daughter and with Eramithe Delva (right), co-founder of KOFAVIV Thank you—all of your support as for our Haitian partner Malya Villard-Appolon, and her nomination as a CNN Hero, has meant more than I...

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