A Directory of Expertise across the Region

APWLD’s network of expertise is focused in the Asia Pacific region but spreads across the globe with its WLD partners in Africa and the Americas. Our diverse membership includes grassroots women leaders, academics, lawyers, prominent activists, members of human rights bodies, and past, current and aspiring politicians.

Offering not only a regional perspective, but also expertise at national and international levels, APWLD’s network of experts is here to inform media worldwide, create awareness in policy making bodies and increased capacity within other women’s organisations. We share a passion and commitment to empowering women to claim and strengthen their rights.

We offer expertise in:

• Human Rights Law
• Feminist Legal Practice
• International Human Rights Mechanisms
• ASEAN’s and Human Rights
• Rural and Indigenous Women’s Rights
• Migrant Women’s Rights and Domestic Worker Rights
• Women Human Rights Defenders
• Women’s Political Participation
• Combating Violence Against Women
• Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights
• Gender and Climate Justice
• Food Sovereignty for Women
• Gender and Anti-Terror Laws
• Gender Sensitive Disaster Management
• Gender and Development Effectiveness

To get in touch with a member of our network, contact the APWLD Secretariat.
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Please check back with this page. In the coming months APWLD will offer a comprehensive listing of network experts and areas of expertise.

To have your name listed in this directory, contact the APWLD Secretariat