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Turkey: 2 November 2011, Sentencing of human rights defenders Buse Kilickaya, Selay Tunc and Naz Gudumen 
Mexico: 18th Oct 2011, Demand Protection For Margarita González Carpio
India, 12 October 2011: Police raid the home of human rights defender Ms Kavita Srivastava
Zimbabwe, 7 October 2011: Judicial harassment against Ms. Jenni Williams and Ms. Magodonga Mahlangu
China, 7 October 2011: Continued house arrest and isolation of Liu Xia, one year after her husband Liu Xiaobo received the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
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To The UN General Assembly: Statement By Human Rights, Women's Rights And Health Groups On The Occasion Of The Presentation Of The Report By Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur On The Right To Health
New WHRD publication translations: The publication "Urgent Responses For Women Human Rights Defenders At Risk: Mapping And Preliminary Assessment" that AWID produced with the Urgent Responses Working Group of the WHRD International Coalition is now available for download in English, Spanish, French, Russian, and Arabic!
IRAN: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of human rights defenders continue
24th August 2011: WHRD Coalition Condemns the Apparent Retaliation of the Azerbaijan Authorities Against Human Rights Defender Leyla Yunus
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Statement By Human Rights, Women's Rights And Health Groups On The Occasion Of The Presentation Of The Report By Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur On The Right To Health, To The UN General Assembly
24 October 2011
We, the undersigned human rights, women's rights and health organizations, welcome the report (A/66/254) of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, to the UN General Assembly presented on 24 October 2011 as a milestone in the struggle for the full realization of the right to health for all. Read more
Coalition Condemns the Apparent Retaliation of the Azerbaijan Authorities Against Human Rights Defender Leyla Yunus
24th August 2011
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRD IC) condemns the actions of the authorities in the unlawful destruction of the property owned by Leyla Yunus on the night of the 11 August 2011. The building, owned by human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband, was destroyed by bulldozers the day after she gave an interview to the New York Times newspaper criticizing a "beautification" project in the capital Baku. The coalition is concerned that the demolition of the property appears to be an act of retaliation by the authorities, targeting Leyla Yunus for her open criticism of government endorsed forced evictions and the demolition of buildings in central Baku as part of a reconstruction project… Read more
Coalition Calls for the Immediate Release of Iranian Women Human Rights Defender
25 July 2011
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition is deeply concerned by the ongoing detention of an Iranian women's rights activist, despite a legal order for her release. Maryam Bahreman, a member of Iran's One Million Signatures Campaign, was arrested on 11 May and held in solitary confinement. After questioning at the Prosecutor's Office on July 5, an order was issued for Ms Bahreman's release on bail. However, the order was not implemented and she remains in Shiraz prison. Read more
Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition Statement denouncing the assassination of Ana Fabricia Cordoba
We are deeply saddened by the assassination of Ana Fabricia Cordoba, a committed women human rights defender, a leader of displaced communities, and a member of the Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres, on 7 June 2011 in Medellin, Colombia. This killing is the latest killing of a leader of displaced communities and of those campaigning for land restitution.
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Oral Statement of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition on the Women Human Rights Defenders' Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Mr. President,
Front Line, on behalf of the Women Human Rights International Coalition, welcomes the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders on women human rights defenders. Her report raises the seriousness of the violations against defenders of women's human rights and gender equality particularly LGBTI defenders and advocates of sexual and reproductive rights. These defenders are particularly at risk, but often are not considered as human rights defenders entitled to support and protection. Read more
Statement of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition on the Women Human Rights Defenders' Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 16th session, Agenda Item 3, Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. Read more
Oral Intervention by Mary Jane N. Real Civil Society Representative for the High Level Segment, General Segment
16th session of the Human Rights Council, 2 March 2011 Read more
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Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders
A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders is aimed to help women human rights defenders name the specific risks, violations and constraints they face in their work. It presents a practical discussion of the useful mechanisms developed by the state and also the civil society to provide redress and remedy, and to protect women human rights defenders. It is intended to be used by human rights and other organisations to further a gender perspective in the monitoring and documentation of human rights.
The guidebook was produced by APWLD in close collaboration with individuals and organisations that participated in the international campaign on women human rights defenders since 2005. Printed copies are for sale at 25USD including postage. For orders please contact APWLD at Phone numbers: (66) 53 284527, 284856
Fax: +66 53 280847 email: apwld@apwld.org.
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