Dear Survivors
To All Survivors, Today, we gather our words to honor you, though no combination of phrases could truly capture the depth of our respect, nor could they convey the enormity of the journey you have undertaken. Yet, I write this dedication in the hope that you feel seen, cherished, and celebrated for the incredible strength […]
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Geneva Update: Every Woman Participates in CSO Dialogue
Dear Global Community, Every Woman just spent a week in Geneva with hundreds of other Civil Society Organizations discussing how we can further women’s rights and safety and ensure civil society’s concerns and expertise are heard. It was a great honor to be part of such important conversations. We had the privilege of speaking at […]
UNODC Chief of Firearms Trafficking Section Views OP to CEDAW as a “Bridge”
Support builds for a new Optional Protocol to CEDAW
Dear Canada! We Need You!
Rates of violence against women and girls in Canada and around the world are horrific…
The Every Woman Fellowship Turns Three!
Three years ago when we launched the Every Woman Fellowship, we didn’t know what would happen…
Advocacy in Action: Indigenous Activists Urge UN Leaders to Support Treaty
Today, on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, indigenous coalition members…
14 Nations Support Exploring an Optional Protocol
In the lead-up to the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Every Woman …
Letter from Antigua and Barbuda
Dear Global Community, I’ve just returned from the island of Antigua and Barbuda where I attended the…
New EU Policy Demonstrates Need for Global Standards
This spring, the European Parliament approved its first directive on combating violence…
UN Ambassador of Costa Rica Calls for Optional Protocol at Human Rights Council
During the 55th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, Her Excellency Ambassador Shara Duncan…
Celebrating Each Other
Amid the hustle and bustle of events, dinners, and furthering the cause of women’s rights during the recent Commission on
Judge Najla Ayoubi speaks at CSW68 Session on Crimes Against Humanity in Afghanistan with a Gender Lens
Since the Taliban seized power in 2021, women and girls in Afghanistan have been subjected to severe repression of their rights and freedoms.
The Special Rapporteur: Celebrating 30 Years of Working to End Violence Against Women and Girls
n March 4, 1994, the UN Commission on Human Rights appointed a Special Rapporteur on violence against women to address
Four Nations, Four Special Rapporteurs Call for Treaty in New York
The four nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone,
Special Rapporteur Calls for New Optional Protocol to CEDAW at CSW in New York
The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Ms. Reem Alsalem called for the creation of an Optional Protocol on violence against women and girls to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) during the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of […]
Four Nations Launch Initiative for Global Treaty
On December 7, 2023 Every Woman hosted an online webinar for the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence,