Violence Against Women

Workshop, “Women’s migration between agency, exploitation and resistance”, 9.00-12.00, 7 March 2018, Brussels, Belgium, organized by WIDE+ and LMsF

Posted by wideplusnetworkon January 31, 2018February 15, 2018in Feminist Solidarities, Gender justice in Europe, Meetings and Workshops

This workshop will address several aspects related to women’s rights, gender and migration. It will involve both Erasmus+ and OSF project participants as well as Belgian local NGO and women’s associations’ representatives. This session aims at exchanging findings, views and…

WIDE+ and members urged Guatemalan embassies to demand a full investigation into fire in state home killing dozens of girls.

Posted by wideplusnetworkon April 13, 2017July 27, 2021in Feminist Solidarities, Statements and Petitions

On International Women’s Day, March 8 2017, a fire was set at a safe home for girls Guatemala, immediately killing 19 girls. Since then, at least another 21 have died as a result of their injuries and many more continue…

Join the Petition to ratify the Istanbul Convention to protect women from violence

Posted by wideplusnetworkon March 8, 2017June 28, 2017in Feminist Solidarities, Gender justice in Europe, Statements and Petitions

Join WIDE+ and others to urgently ratify and implement broadly the Council of Europe convention to fight violence against women. When ratified, the Convention will be a powerful binding tool to fight violence against women and girls. It will give…