Category: Statements and Petitions

Petition for the release of five detained feminist activists in China

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Five Chinese feminists were detained just before the international women's day. They are still being detained and there are concerns whether the activists receive a proper legal process and get the needed medical care. They were not protesting against the…

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WIDE+ joins EWL statement on latest disappointing UN Commission of the Status of Women Declaration

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European Women’s Lobby CSW59 Political Declaration: Women’s organisations in Europe and North America call on UN member states to Commit, Accelerate and Invest in women’s and girls’ human rights The just concluded 59th session of the UN Commission on the…

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Women’s Major Group Recommendations for the Aid Effectiveness Agenda, February 2015

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The Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development (WWG on FfD) of which WIDE+ is a member, has reviewed the paper for the new Aid Effectiveness Agenda that will be decided upon in Addis Ababa, in July of this year. The…

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