Reprisals Against Women Human Rights Defenders and Women Peacebuilders Who Engage With the Security Council and All of Its Subsidiary Bodies

Date: 
Friday, February 21, 2020
Security Council Agenda Thematic Topic: 
Women, Peace and Security

On 21 February the UN Security Council held an Arria Formula meeting on how to ensure an effective and safe environment for women human rights defenders and women peacebuilders. 

WILPF Secretary-General, Madeleine Rees, was invited to brief the Council and presented WILPF's recommendations on how to best protect human rights defenders and peacebuilders. She also urged the Council to consider the deep root causes of the problem. Listen to the full intervention here (starting at minute 14:25).

Document PDF: 

Concept Note: Reprisals Against Women Human Rights Defenders and Women Peacebuilders Who Engage With the Security Council and All of Its Subsidiary Bodies

Concept note_ Reprisals against WHRDs.pdf

Invitation: Reprisals Against Women Human Rights Defenders and Women Peacebuilders Who Engage With the Security Council and All of Its Subsidiary Bodies

Invitation_ Reprisals against WHRDs.pdf