August 31, 2022 Can action coalitions advance the gender equality agenda? The Kenyan government has illustrated the critical role of Action Coalitions as the co-lead of the Action Coalition on Gender-Based Violence. By Mmabatho Motsamai & Carol Werunga & Jean Kemitare Español Français
August 16, 2022 At the UN, states and anti-rights actors join forces to push back against gender justice At the latest Human Rights Council session, anti-rights language started making its way into some resolutions under discussion. By Umyra Ahmad Español Français
August 9, 2022 Land grabs in Haiti sow climate vulnerability and violence against women Land grabs in Haiti cause women to further suffer violations of environmental and women’s rights and exacerbate climate vulnerability. By María Alejandra Torres García Español Kreyòl
July 14, 2022 Lessons and consequences of the failure to regulate AI for women’s human rights The current absence of adequate regulation by states to protect human rights from the deployment of AI systems is, in itself, a violation of human rights. By Ramona Vijeyarasa & José-Miguel Bello y Villarino Español
July 8, 2022 Rethinking the accountability of funders Funders must rethink their principles and practices to ensure that they operate on participation, trust, and mutual understanding instead of power and privilege. By Tariro Tandi & Immaculate Mugo Español Français
October 23, 2020 “Sitting with the Grief of Survivors”: embracing collegiality in human rights scholarship When human rights scholars engage survivors as colleagues, we avoid traps of voyeurism and engage with them not just for evidence of their oppression, but for their ... By Laura T. Murphy Español
October 16, 2020 To prevent violence against women, we must move away from victim-based responses Bottom-up, participatory processes can harness place-based expertise and fundamentally shift the way we respond to violence against women. By Chay Brown Español
September 29, 2020 The forgotten origins of “Women’s Rights are Human Rights” Without the ingenuity of feminists from the Global South and networks of committed activists on every continent, we would never have heard the phrase: “Women’s ... By Lisa Levenstein Español
September 22, 2020 Digital activism: empowering women, creating change and demanding human rights Movements like #MeToo demonstrate the power of solidarity and collective digital action, but they also reveal that feminist activism is not a monolithic movement ... By Sunita Toor हिन्दी
August 19, 2020 Protesting the preamble: the UN Security Council and the dilution of feminist activism Preambles to UNSC resolutions on women, peace, and security only serve to make feminist politics amenable to the larger militarised agenda of the Security Council. By Gina Heathcote Français
August 6, 2020 Yes, women’s sexual and reproductive health should matter to the UN Security Council The failure of the UNSC to explicitly guarantee women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health reinforces a patriarchal governance system that is inherently harmful ... By Sara De Vido Italiano