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Mexico Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion

September 11, 2023 Victories

In a major victory for reproductive rights, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize abortion on the federal level on September 6, 2023....

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VidaAfrolatina Announces New Cohort of Grantees

September 8, 2023 Launches

On September 4, 2023, VidaAfrolatina, a Channel grantee partner, began announcing the members of their second cohort of grantees through a week-long social media campaign. The new cohort consists of 17 organizations “doing transformative work to cultivate the healing of Black women and girls in Latin America” and end sexual violence…...

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FLD Honors 2023 Human Rights Defenders

May 23, 2023 Awards

Front Line Defenders, a Channel grantee partner, announced the five winners of the 2023 Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk on May 23, 2023 at a ceremony in Dublin (see video below)....

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Disability Inclusion Short Film Wins Award

March 10, 2023 Awards

Jenny Chinchilla, an alumna of Mobility International USA’s (MIUSA) Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD), a program Channel has long supported, has released a new film promoting “a multi-cultural approach to strengthen inclusion in disaster risk reduction.”...

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International Advocacy to Protect Women & Girls in Haiti

March 8, 2023 Action, Reports

On International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held a public hearing on the widespread sexual violence directed against women and girls in Haiti in response to  joint request by many advocacy groups working in Haiti including longtime Channel partners, Bureau des Avocats Internationaux/Institute for…...

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CEDAW Committee Adopts General Recommendation on Indigenous Women and Girls

October 26, 2022 Victories

On October 26, 2022, the Committee of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Again Women (or CEDAW) adopted a General Recommendation (39) on Indigenous Women and Girls....

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CEDAW Committee Preparing General Recommendation on Indigenous Women

May 31, 2022 Victories

Indigenous women’s groups and their allies including several Channel grantee partners (the International Indigenous Women’s Forum or FIMI, JASS, and WHRI) have been waging an advocacy campaign for several years for a General Recommendation (GR) on Indigenous women and girls....

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FLD Honors 2022 Human Rights Defenders at Risk Awardees

May 28, 2022 Awards

As part of their 2022 Human Rights Defenders at Risk Awards, Channel partner Front Line Defenders (FLD) recognized awardees from Afghanistan, Mexico, Sudan and Zimbabwe working on human rights issues such as sexual harassment in the workplace, forced and child marriage, forced disappearances, and Indigenous rights....

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Goldman Environmental Prize Honors Indigenous Land Defenders from Ecuador

May 25, 2022 Awards

On May 25, 2022, the Goldman Environmental Prize honored Alex Lucitante and Alexandra Narvaez, grantees of Channel partners Global Greengrants and Cultural Survival....

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“Between Fresh Water and the Tides” Celebrates 10+ Years of Feminist Holistic Protection

May 20, 2022 Reports

On May 19, 2022, the Mesoamerican Women Human Rights Defenders Initiative (known as IM-Defensoras) released a book, “Between Fresh Water and the Tides” – the first of several publications to share what they have learned from their work over the past decade, especially in relation to Feminist Holistic Protection (FHP).  ...

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