Tag: WILPF
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Safe Passage for Afghani women human rights defenders
WILPF Australia calls for safe passage for Afghani women human rights defenders Afghani women human rights defenders in Afghanistan continue to be in grave danger, with their lives at immediate risk. WILPF called on the Australian Government to provide expedited safe passage and asylum for Afghani women human rights defenders and their dependents, and for…
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WILPF Australia’s submission to the IPAN People’s Inquiry
Read WILPF Australia’s submission to the IPAN People’s Inquiry into the Case for an Independent and Peaceful Australia – the costs and consequences of Australia’s involvement in US-led wars and the US Alliance.
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Increased militarisation in Australia accepted as normal
Increased militarisation in Australia accepted as normal, according to WILPF Australia research report released on the trend from 2010-2020. The report is the result of a growing concern about the acceptance of this trend by the Australian public.
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Why the urgency of COVID-19 threatens to silence women
In the best of times, Australian women perform almost double the amount of time on caring duties compared to men. So what happens in today’s difficult times? Yasmin Poole, WILPF’s 2020 Asia Pacific Youth Representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, discusses an underlying truth about women that COVID has revealed.…
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Celebrate WILPF Tasmania Centenary and Human Rights Week
Join WILPF Tasmania on 4 December for A Soup and Sandwich Luncheon to celebrate the Centenary of the Tasmanian Branch of WILPF Australia – and also Human Rights Week. Our Special Guest Speaker will be Professor MARGARET REYNOLDS. As a young Townsville mother in 1970, Margaret began working for peace via her campaign to establish…
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Celebrate the Nuclear Ban Treaty achievement – and call on Australia to join.
On United Nations Day, 24 October 2020, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) reached 50 ratifications by nation states – the number required for the TPNW to enter into force and become international law in 90 days on 22 January 2021. This achievement has been brought about through the enormous and sustained…
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SCR 1325 – 20 years on where are we now?
On 31 October 2000, the first ever resolution on Women, Peace and Security, Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR 1325), was unanimously adopted by United Nations Security Council.