Visual material of our #SheDefends Campaign for 16days of activism against violence against women SHE DEFENDS 2021
Launching Statement for the 16 Days of Activism Campaign to Combat Violence against Women, all Women. #SheDefends The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa…
Joint Statement – 5 November 2021 Case 173 and its Remnants Must be Dropped! In Egypt, Case 173 of 2011, known as the NGO Foreign Funding Case, which initially targeted…
On the dawn of October 25, 2021, a military coup was attempted, where prime minister Abdallah Hamdok was among those reported to have been put under house arrest[1] along with cabinet members.…
Hi! We are looking for a social media consultant for the coalition’s accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube, and Instagram. They will manage the profiles, share content, take care of followers, and…
بيان| فلسطين| 30 ايلول 2021 لا تزال شذى عودة، وهي مدافعةٌ فلسطينية تبلغ من العمر 60 عاماً أمضَت منها عشرين سنة على الأقل تدافعُ عن الحقِ في الخدماتِ الصحية في الضفةِ الغربية…
Statement – 30 September 2021 Shatha Odeh, a 60-year old Palestinian WHRD who defends the right to health services in the West Bank, and the Director of the Health Work Committees, continues…
Crimes against Humanity, Crimes of War and Incarceration of WHRDs in MENA The TOBE Foundation for Rights & Freedoms, Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD) Regional Coalition in the Middle East and North…
On 11 May 2018, Egyptian security forces stormed into the house of woman human rights defender Amal Fathy in Cairo, where she lives with her husband. Security forces searched the premises and…
STANDING UP FOR MOZN & AZZA! A CALL FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PROTECT WHRDS & HRDS IN EGYPT On the 11th of January 2017, the Elementary Court of North Cairo…
The Regional Coalition of Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa is extremely concerned about the recent development and escalation against Mozn Hassan, our advisor, and Azza Soliman,…
Stop the Deportation of the Domestic Workers & Activists: Sujana and Rosa UPDATE 12/12/2016 Sujana Rana was deported on Saturday despite all efforts to suspend the decision and allow her to assign…
This research paper aims to highlight the situation of WHRDs in Syria. The paper will briefly look into the changing situation of WHRDs before the conflict and analyze the variety of issues…
Women’s rights defender, writer and blogger Ghada Jamsheer remains in jail in Bahrain serving a combined ten-month sentence for exercising her right to free expression on Twitter. On 7 November 2016, Jamsheer…
The regional coalition for women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is outraged by the arrest of both Kurdish WHRDs Ayla Akat, spokeswoman of the Free…
The WHRD coalition in MENA launches the #SheDefends campaign at a time when darkness is falling in the region. We are experiencing an upsurge of violence against women, specifically, against those who…
July 21, 2016 His Excellency Abdel Fattah al-Sisi President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abedine Palace, Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt Fax: +202 23901998 Dear Mr. President, We as women human…
After a prominent women’s rights defender was sentenced to a further year in prison, we the undersigned international human rights and feminist organisations call on the Bahraini government to stop sentencing women…
Statement from the coalition: TRAVEL BANS DO NOT HIDE VIOLATIONS 27 June 2016 This week, members of The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders were scheduled to hold a meeting in…
URGENT CALL FOR SOLIDARITY WITH TRACKS CENTER in SUDAN! RELEASE THE 8 HUMAN RIGHT DEFENDERS NOW! The Regional Coalition of the Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North…