Category Archives: Women Human Rights Defenders
Women Human Rights Defenders Lead the Struggle for Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Land, Livelihood, and Environment in Mindanao
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), in solidarity with its sisters and network in the Philippines, condemns the large-scale mining related human rights violations in Mindanao and calls on the government of the Philippines to stop the … Continue reading
Action Alert: Soldiers massacre family of anti-mining human rights defender in Tampakan, Southern Philippines
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), in solidarity with its sisters at KARAPATAN Alliance for the Advancement of People’s Rights, condemns the extrajudicial killings of an indigenous women human rights defender, Juvy Capion, her sons and daughter in … Continue reading
Call on Cambodia’s Government: Release human rights defenders Yorm Bopha & Tim Sakmony!
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development, together with its partner human rights organisations, call for the immediate release of land and housing rights activists, Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony, who were arrested on 4 September and 5 September, … Continue reading
Urgent appeal: Nepalese government should protect Women human rights defenders & investigate the harrassment
Women human rights defenders from WOREC Nepal, a leading women’s rights organisation & Mitini Nepal, an organisation working for the rights of LGBTI women, have come under threat after supporting a victim of domestic violence., Anita (name changed). The police repeatedly … Continue reading
Stop attacks and threats against Malaysian electoral reform activist targeted for being a woman human rights defender and minority Hindu
19 July 2012: Ambiga Sreenevasan, a Malaysian Indian Hindu leader of a civil society movement calling for free and fair elections, is currently the target of severe and sustained harassment and intimidation
Request for observers to attend appeal trial of BKL human rights defenders
UPDATE: 27 June- Good news! At their trial today, the women human rights defenders have received reduced prison sentences for time served and have been released from jail. However, their convictions were not overturned and their land and housing rights … Continue reading
Urgent Alert: Sri Lankan APWLD member facing threats, intimidation
Celebrating International Women’s Day 8 March 2012, in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development will celebrate the 2012 International Women’s Day with Thai, Burmese and international women’s groups
Women Human Rights Defenders condemn harassment of Ms. Bimala Tamang of Nepal
International Coalition condemns the harassment of Ms. Bimala Tamang and the National Alliance of WHRD Team
Rohini, Your Passion Lives
APWLD is deeply saddened by the recent passing of one of our most promising and passionate secretariat members, Rohini Ghadiok.
Annual Reports
