This report draws on interviews with WHRDs working in frontline areas of northeastern #Ukraine, highlighting their work during the conflict. Read the report in our Knowledge Hub 👇 whrdic.org/resources/wh...

This report highlights the commonly overlooked mental health challenges experienced by women activists across the region. Read the report in our Knowledge Hub short-url.cc/1wM0r

@whrdic.bsky.social As a women rights defender, I demand you to join us in saving the life of a 24-year-old Iranian girl sentenced to death by signing this petition and sharing it with human rights activists. Each signature is a step towards saving Arghavan's life. wncri.org/2026/07/10/h...

Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi

Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound

wncri.org

We mourn the passing of Marieme Hélie-Lucas, a pioneering feminist, sociologist, activist, and one of the founders of WHRDIC. 🕊️ Read the Commemoration Statement by WHRDIC in remembrance of Marieme Hélie-Lucas: whrdic.org/our-work/sol...

WHRDIC member ICAN's case study describes the drivers of the mental health crisis in Afghanistan, its gendered and cultural dimensions, and the strategies used by Afghan women-led peacebuilding organizations to provide solutions 📙 Read the case study in our Knowledge Hub👇 whrdic.org/resources/wh...

@amnesty.org's report highlights the obstacles faced by human rights defenders from visa-restricted countries who want to access the Schengen area to fulfil their right to defend rights. Read the full report in our Knowledge Hub 👇👇 whrdic.org/resources/wh...

✊🏾Abrazamos la lucha de la OFRANEH y de todas las lideresas, campesinas, indígenas y garífunas hondureñas 🛑Exigimos el cese inmediato de las violaciones a sus derechos y el cumplimiento de las sentencias internacionales de la Coidh 📢 Posicionamiento de WHRDIC: whrdic.org/our-work/sol...

✊🏾We stand in solidarity with the struggle of OFRANEH and all Honduran leaders, peasant, Indigenous and Garifuna women 🛑We demand an immediate end to the violations of their rights and compliance with the international judgments of the IACHR 📢 Read WHRDIC's statement: whrdic.org/our-work/sol...

"Putting Out the Fire Till We Burn Out" is live. Care isn't just wellbeing—it's movement infrastructure. Drawing from 75 activists across the South Caucasus & Western Balkans, our findings are clear: care is political strategy. 🔗 Read the full report: urgentactionfund.org/publications/

Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition is honored to welcome four new members: @femenanet.bsky.social, WHRD Hub, SEMA Network and WHRD Network Uganda! 👇Read more about their vital work and why they decided to join WHRDIC here: whrdic.org/our-work/sta...

Some members of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition who were present at CSW, in New York city, gathered for an in-person membership meeting focused on collective context analysis and advocacy strategy development.

WHRDIC is participating in the Global Human Rights Defender Protection Summit in Dublin organised by @frontlinedefenders.bsky.social

Three months ago, on 2 March 2026, Yanar Mohammed was assassinated in Baghdad. Today, we remember her once again and renew our call for justice, accountability, and protection for all women human rights defenders. We will not forget. #JusticeForYanarMohammed whrdic.org/our-work/sol...

The 2026 #May28 Campaign – International Day of Action for Women’s Health was shaped through a collective, multi-stage global process✊ 📖 Read the Global Consultation Report: may28.org/2026-global-... #EssentialNotOptional #StrengthenHealthSystemsNow

Our new global analysis reveals that in 2025 there were nearly 800 attacks against defenders raising concerns about business-related harms. 1/9 Explore here ▶️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/b...

The event “Feminist Activism Without Fear: Strategies for Resilience & Resistance” brought together activists, advocates, and supporters on International Women’s Day in New York City Read more on out website 👇 whrdic.org/our-work/sol...

We invite you to sign on to our joint statement “Narges Mohammadi Must Be Freed-Permanently”, which calls for her immediate and unconditional release, and the release of all WHRDs imprisoned in Iran, and an end to the systematic criminalization of those who defend human rights. tinyurl.com/y7byevvv

📢A un año de la detención arbitraria de Ruth López: Posicionamiento de la Coalición Internacional de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Humanos #LibertadParaRuth #JuicioPublicoParaRuth #AmplificandoElEco Posicionamiento: tinyurl.com/4d9a9ed7

📢One Year after the Arbitrary Detention of Ruth López: Statement by the WHRDIC On May 18, 2025, Salvadoran lawyer and human rights defender Ruth Eleonora López Alfaro was arbitrarily arrested by police at her home, she has remained in prison ever since. #FreedomForRuth Statement tinyurl.com/ybxzmyv5

One Year after the Arbitrary Detention of Ruth López: Statement by the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRDIC)

The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (WHRDIC) is a transnational, intersectional feminist coalition of WHRDs, feminists, trans and non-binary activists and organisations, and their...

whrdic.org

The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition, together with its members and partners, convened a parallel event entitled “Access to Justice for Women Human Rights Defenders” in the frames of the 70th session of the CSW. Read more on our website whrdic.org/our-work/sol...

Civilian vessels in the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, including one carrying WHRDIC member's partner Nina Potarska, have been intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters near Crete, Greece — far from #Gaza’s coast.

ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network)@whatthewomensay.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Civilian vessels in the #GlobalSumudFlotilla, including one carrying WASL partner Nina Potarska, have been intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters near Crete, Greece — far from #Gaza’s coast. 🧵👇 www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

Writing letters to Women Human Rights Defenders in prison is an act of love, solidarity, and a call to action

Raising our voices for imprisoned women human rights defenders and writing solidarity letters at #WomenDeliver.

Our 2025 Annual Report captures the moment of reinvigoration: how the Coalition rebuilt its structures, strengthened its collective vision, and reasserted its role in a rapidly changing and challenging global landscape. 📙 Read the full report on our website whrdic.org/our-work/sta...

We are heading to #WomenDeliver 2026 in Narrm (Melbourne) to co-host the session "Building the Vision: Feminist Pathways to a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty" with @4genderjustice.org and partners. 📅 Wednesday 29 April · 9.30–11.00am | Room 208 4genderjustice.org/wd2026-build...

WD2026 | Building the Vision: Feminist Pathways to a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty | Women's Initiative for Gender Justice

April 15, 2026—A once-in-a-generation Crimes Against Humanity convention is on the table. Join us for a 90-minute participatory session where Women Deliver

4genderjustice.org

Child rights activist Sally Ujano has finally been released from prison. Her arrest and detention should never have occurred. While we welcome her release, we call on the Government of the #Philippines to end all forms of intimidation and harassment against human rights defenders. #FreeWHRDs

Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition@whrdic.bsky.social · 9mo ago

In 2021, Sally was imprisoned. She was tried for trumped up charges of rebellion, falsely accused of being a member of a group involved in a series of ambushes against government troops. #FreeSally #FreeWHRDs #SpreadingTheEcho More here 👉 t.ly/jMZed

A statement by the WHRDIC on the killing of Yanar Mohammed, Iraqi woman human rights defender Full statement 👉: bit.ly/4cZf0u1 @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social

Today, Yanar Mohammed – one of the most formidable feminist leaders of her generation – was assassinated in her home in Baghdad in what appears to have been a targeted militia attack. Read MADRE's statement: www.madre.org/media-item/y... @madrespeaks.bsky.social

Please register via bit.ly/3OdYoEC Speakers: • Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of the @amnesty.org • Emilie De Wolf, Advocacy Co-coordinator, IM-Defensoras • Amel Hadjadj, Journal féministe algérien, Alliance féministe francophone • Tatiana Mukaniré, SEMA network, Democratic Republic of Congo

We strongly condem the arbitrary detention of 19 Kazakhstani human rights defenders and express particular concern regarding the situation of Ms Nazigul Maksutkhan, who is seven months pregnant. @fidh-official.bsky.social @omctorg.bsky.social www.fidh.org/en/issues/hu...

Kazakhstan: Alarming arbitrary arrest, detention and judicial harassment of 19 human rights activists, including seven-month-pregnant Nazigul Maksutkhan

KAZ 001 / 0226 / OBS 007 Arbitrary detention / Judicial harassment / Kazakhstan 2 February 2026 The Observatory for the Protection of Human (…)

fidh.org