Women’s human rights

European strategy and advocacy workshop with refugee and migrant women

Posted by wideplusnetworkon November 9, 2016July 5, 2017in Female Refugees and Migrants, Feminist Solidarities

Ending violence against refugee women and girls “From words to action: #womensvoices call for European change” Introduction: As a follow-up project to the "Movements, borders, rights? Feminist Perspectives on Global issues in Europe" conference on 24/25 October in Brussels; and…

Join WIDE+ petition to call for the release of Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı

Posted by wideplusnetworkon November 6, 2016July 5, 2017in Feminist Solidarities, Gender justice in Europe

WIDE+ strongly condemns the unlawful arrests of Diyarbakir’s Co-Mayors Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı and demands their immediate release. They were arrested on 30 October, after having been detained for five days on 'terrorism' charges. Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı…

Workshop 6: Who cares for whom? Asylum and refugee rights

Posted by wideplusnetworkon October 3, 2016July 5, 2017in Feminist Solidarities, Meetings and Workshops

This workshop discussed different policy opportunities to promote the rights of women refugees such as the Istanbul Convention (articles 59-61), codes of conduct, and strategies to engender asylum policies among others. Speakers: Pierrette Pape, policy & campaigns director at EWL…