MADRE Statements
Articles with keyword "Women Human Rights Defenders"
MADRE Stands in Solidarity with Honduras
Posted on: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Keywords: Honduras, Latin American and Caribbean, Women Human Rights Defenders
MADRE joins women human rights defenders from around the world standing with Honduras and demanding an end to the violence.
Congratulations to Rose Cunningham on her Women's World Summit Foundation's Prize!
Posted on: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Keywords: Nicaragua, Latin American and Caribbean, Women's Health, Combating Violence Against Women, Peace Building, Indigenous Rights, Women Human Rights Defenders
Dear Rose, We would like to extend our most heartfelt congratulations to you on being awarded the Women's World Summit Foundation's Prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life! This award marks an important stride in generating visibility to the powerful work you are...
MADRE Denounces Attacks on Colombian Abortion Rights Activists
Posted on: Thursday, May 10, 2012
Keywords: Colombia, Women Human Rights Defenders, Reproductive Rights, Latin America and Caribbean
MADRE condemns recent attacks against Colombian human rights defenders.
Stop Violence against Women Human Rights Defenders
Posted on: Thursday, September 8, 2011
Keywords: Women Human Rights Defenders, Combating Violence Against Women, Afghanistan, Iraq
One decade later, Afghanistan remains the most dangerous place on earth to be a woman.
Photo Album: MADRE Visits Kenya
Posted on: Friday, September 2, 2011
Keywords: Kenya, Africa, Women Human Rights Defenders, Water Rights, Indigenous Rights
MADRE Executive Director Yifat Susskind recently traveled to Kenya with MADRE Program Director Natalia Caruso.
Coalition Calls for the Immediate Release of Iranian Women Human Rights Defender
Posted on: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Keywords: Iran, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women, Women Human Rights Defenders
MADRE endorses the call for Iranian authorities to release Maryam Bahreman.
Meet MADRE: Women as First Responders to Conflict and Disaster
Posted on: Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Keywords: Sudan, Iraq, Nicaragua, Emergency Relief, Women Human Rights Defenders
Recently, MADRE launched the new
Community Organizer and Activist is Assassinated in Colombia
Posted on: Friday, June 17, 2011
Keywords: Colombia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Indigenous Rights, Women Human Rights Defenders, Peace Building
Ana Fabricia Cordoba, a community organizer and member of the Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres was assasinated in Medellin, Colombia on June 8, 2011.
MADRE Condemns Death Threats against Nehad Abu-al-Qumsan
Posted on: Friday, May 20, 2011
Keywords: Middle East, Human Rights Advocacy, Women Human Rights Defenders
MADRE denounces the recent death threats issued against...
Oral Statement on the Women Human Rights Defenders' Report of the UN Special Rapporteur
Posted on: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Keywords: Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, Women Human Rights Defenders
The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders recently produced this report on the the situation of women human rights defenders. In response, the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition, of which MADRE is a member, produced this statement that...
Amplify Women's Voices
Posted on: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Keywords: Haiti, Guatemala, Iraq, Sudan, Women Human Rights Defenders, International Women's Day
For 100 years, women worldwide have demonstrated for their rights every March 8. In honor of this 100th International Women’s Day, through the month of March, MADRE is mobilizing 100 people to each give $100 to help secure the rights...
See What You've Accomplished in Peru
Posted on: Monday, November 22, 2010
Keywords: Peru, Indigenous Rights, Women Human Rights Defenders
We profile Tarcila Rivera Zea of our sister organization CHIRAPAQ
Tonight: RACHEL Premieres at Anthology Film Archives
Posted on: Friday, October 8, 2010
Keywords: Gaza, Women Human Rights Defenders, Activist, Event
The following is a message from our friends at Women Make Movies:RACHEL is a startlingly rigorous, fascinating and deeply moving investigatory documentary that examines the death of peace activist and International Solidarity Movement (ISM) member Rachel Corrie, who was crushed...
Event: Women's Human Rights Education Institutes 2010
Posted on: Monday, June 21, 2010
Keywords: Women Human Rights Defenders, Event, UN, Human Rights Advocacy
Join other international activists, scholars, community workers, NGO representatives, lawyers and educators at the Women's Human Rights Education Institutes 2010.
Mexico: Meso American Meeting of Women Activists for Human Rights in Oaxaca, Mexico, 23 - 25 April 2010
Posted on: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Keywords: Human Rights Advocacy, Women Human Rights Defenders
An update from the Women Human Rights Defenders. The Meso American Meeting of Women Activists for Human Rights in Oaxaca, Mexico on 23 - 25 April 2010 was a meeting among women, lesbian and trans activists from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala,...
Respect Universality in Principle and Practice: Defend Women's Human Rights
Posted on: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Keywords: Human Rights Advocacy, Women Human Rights Defenders
A statement from the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition.As women human rights defenders and members of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC), we note with grave concern the circumstances under which Gita Sahgal, a member of...
Policy Recommendations to Address Critical Security Concerns and Needs of Women Human Rights Defenders in Haiti
Posted on: Thursday, February 4, 2010
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Haiti, Latin America and Caribbean, Emergency Relief, Earthquake, Women Human Rights Defenders
A position statement from the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition. MADRE is a member of this coalition.POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SECURITY CONCERNS AND NEEDS OF WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN HAITI IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE 12 JANUARY...
A Call for EU Support for the Trial of Lubna Ahmed Al Hussein by Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition
Posted on: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Keywords: Sudan, Africa, Women Human Rights Defenders
A statement from our friends at Women Human Rights Defenders calling for EU support for the trial of Lubna Ahmed Al Hussein. 1 September 2009 Mr. Jan Sadek AmbassadorEmbassy of SwedenP.O. Box 8368KhartoumSudan Your Excellency, We are writing to you as...
Solidarity Statement on the Global Day of Action for Human Rights in Iran
Posted on: Saturday, July 25, 2009
Keywords: Iran, Middle East, Combating Violence Against Women, Women Human Rights Defenders
On the occasion of the Global Day of Action for Human Rights in Iran, members of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC) express solidarity with the civil society in Iran in their struggle to demand that the...
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