Links

 

International Women's Human Rights Resources

The following list of links to organizations working on women's human rights issues is designed to be a helpful resource. It is not meant to be comprehensive. The listing of these resources is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement in whole or in part from the Channel Foundation. In addition, the Channel Foundation is not responsible for the accuracy of the information provided on these links.

 

Groups from around the world networked and shared resources at the AWID Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, 2008.

 

  

Amnesty International Women's Human Rights Campaign

Association for Women's Rights in Development

Center for Gender and Refugee Studies

Center for Women's Global Leadership

Creating Resources For Empowerment in Action

Equality Now

Human Rights Watch Women's Rights Division

Madre

Women's Refugee Commission

Women Thrive Worldwide

Women's Environment and Development Organization

Women's Institute for Leadership Development for Human Rights

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

 

UN Women's Links

CEDAW Committee

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

Inter-agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE)

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

 

Women's Health and Rights

Center for Health and Gender Equity

Engenderhealth

International Women's Health Coalition

SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective

 

Policy and Research on Women

A project of the Association for the Development & Enhancement of Women (ADEW) based in Cairo brings together adolescent girls who have left school and live in bondage as house cleaners. The project facilitates dialogue with their peers and provides options to resume their education in night school. Credit: Channel.

  

National Council for Research on Women

Institute for Women's Policy Research

International Center for Research on Women

Women's Human Rights Resource Program

 

Women's Funding Resources

Global Fund for Women

International Network of Women's Funds

Mama Cash

Urgent Action Fund

Women's Funding Network

Women's Funding Alliance (Puget Sound area)

 

Women's Media Resources

Global Press Institute

International Women's Media Foundation

Ms. Magazine

National Women's Editorial Forum

SheSource

Women, Action & the Media

Women in Media & News

Women's eNews

Women's International News Gathering Service

Women's Media Center

World Pulse

 


"I believe that oppression and cruelty against women will not end until women raise their voices against these things themselves. My slogan is 'End Oppression with Education.' In the light of dawn, mothers, sisters, and daughters will be recognized."

- Statement by Mukhtaran Mai, Pakistani rape survivor who used the compensation money she was given by prosecuting her attackers to start schools in her village. Statement translated by Amna Buttar, viewed on the International Women's Health Coalition website