Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations. In our world today violence against women and
September 2018 was a dismal period in American History. More precisely in the scripting of the feminist American History. While Democrats and Republicans battled over
Women released last year a report called “Turning promises into actions” Gender equality in the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development. The report underlines that progress
We the undersigned feminists, women’s rights groups and civil society allies from all over the world call on governments to support the legally-binding instrument on
There is good news about barriers to abortions from Geneva, but the prospects of better access to abortion care in all countries according to international human rights standards is at best mixed.
Unethical trade, trade which does not respect the parameters laid down by international frameworks and conventions, can and is having a negative impact on human rights, and especially on women’s rights
It is with great sadness that as President of the International Alliance of Women I have to announce the death of Alice Yotopoulos Marangopoulos at
India’s LGBT community is celebrating an historic victory. On September 6 The Country’s Supreme Court struck down a colonial-era law criminalizing same-sex conduct as unconstitutional.
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Founded in 1904 and based in Geneva, the International Alliance of Women (IAW) is an international NGO comprising 44 member organizations involved in the promotion of the human rights of women and girls globally. The IAW has general consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and is accredited to many specialized UN agencies, has participatory status with the Council of Europe and is represented at the Arab League, the African Union and other international organizations.