Yesterday, 7 March 2014, saw many expressions of solidarity with women human rights defenders at the occasion of International Women’s Day.
The ISHR picked the following cases as examples that stand out:
- Masa Amir – an Egyptian women human rights defender [https://thoolen.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/egypt-human-rights-defenders-speak-in-geneva-and-are-sentenced-at-home/]
- Huy Luong – a Vietnamese LGBT rights activist [http://www.ishr.ch/news/profile-huy-luong-vietnamese-gay-rights-activist]
- Lucia Nader – Executive Director of Conectas in Brazil [http://www.ishr.ch/news/human-rights-defender-profile-lucia-nader-executive-director-conectas-brazil]
- Ilwad Elman – a Somali women human rights defender.
You can find many more cases via the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition [http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/] which brings together women activists and those committed to the advancement of women human rights and those working on gender issues, to advocate for better protection of women human rights defenders.
via Honouring women human rights defenders on International Women’s Day! | ISHR.
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