In observance of International Women’s Day 2021, FEMENA along with five other organizations, organized the Campaign to Protect Civic Space and Support WHRDs, aimed to bring attention to the extreme pressures and backlash women human rights defenders who organize to promote women’s rights are facing in countries such as Afghanistan, Egypt and Iran.

Read the Campaign statement available in English, Arabic and Farsi.

Ten Ways to Live Restoratively Arabic & Farsi is a resource responding to increased interest of activists trying to identify alternative strategies to address and remedy sexual harm. FEMENA is developing resources on Restorative Justice in response to increased interest following MeToo Movements in Iran & Egypt.

See original in English here.

FEMENA is pleased to endorse an important statement prepared by the Observatory on the Universality of Rights, which stresses the critical role of UN Special Procedures upholding and strengthening human rights standards and norms within the United Nations (UN) human rights system and calls for supporting this critical rights mechanism, which is under attack.

Read the Statement

For the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence against Women (Nov. 25-Dec. 10, 2020), FEMENA, along with other regional and international women and human rights organizations, implemented a Campaign to “Protect and Support WHRDs in MENA.”

Watch the video here