Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition (@whrdic.bsky.social)

@whrdic.bsky.social Oct 19, 2026, 1:05 PM

Members of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition reflect on the challenges WHRDs face today, and why solidarity and collective action matter more than ever in times of polycrisis. Watch the video and subscribe 👇

youtube.comFeminist Coalitions Matter More Than EverYouTube video by WHRDIC

@whrdic.bsky.social Oct 16, 2026, 1:39 PM

💰 The economic crisis and the impacts of debt crises manifest manifold in magnitude for #women in #Asia and #Pacific region

Read the full report on our Knowledge Hub 👇
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@whrdic.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 11:08 AM

One of the objectives of this research is to understand the patterns of criminalization that women human rights defenders experience, and the impacts on their bodies Read the full research on our Knowledge Hub 👇👇

@whrdic.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 1:08 PM

After dozens of women and girls were abducted from public spaces under the Taliban’s latest hijab crackdown, residents in Herat, #Afghanistan, took to the streets in protest. They were met with gunfire, abductions, and an expanding campaign of surveillance 👇 👇 👇
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@whrdic.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 12:13 PM

Between January 2016 and December 2023, over 500 #Kenyan women were brutally murdered. 72% of survivors in some counties face financial barriers to accessing support to GBV services.

Read the full report on our Knowledge Hub 👇

@whrdic.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 9:20 AM

Ruth López is a Salvadoran #WHRD who has been arbitrarily detained since May 2025 in reprisal for her work defending human rights and fighting corruption in #ElSalvador.
Send Ruth a birthday message of support: libertadpararuth.org/en
#LibertadParaRuth
@IM_Defensoras @Cristosal

@whrdic.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 12:07 PM

In 2025, the Business and Human Rights Centre documented 790 attacks on defenders raising concerns about business. This is more than two attacks on average every day.

Read the report on our Knowledge Hub in #English, #Spanish, #French and #Portuguese 👇

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@whrdic.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 4:12 PM

Informal brown-bag session with diplomats in the frames of the WHRD Advocacy Week
#AdvocacyWeek #HRC63

@whrdic.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 2:26 PM

WHRD Advocacy Week participants meeting with the Special Rapporteur on the right to a healthy environment and the Working Group on Business and Human Rights.
#AdvocacyWeek #HRC63

@whrdic.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 12:37 PM

WHRD Advocacy Week continues in full force. ✊🏽 Participants are meeting with key partners and delivering oral statements, highlighting the intersections of gender, climate and conflict.

@whrdic.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM

Join us in a side event that brings together women human rights defenders who live at the intersections of gender, climate and conflict.

🗓️Thursday 24 September
🕐 13:00-14:00 CEST
📍 Room XI, Palais des Nations, Geneva
More information 👇
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@whrdic.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM

Together with our members, we are amplifying the lived realities of feminist activists from the Global Majority, holding States accountable, and ensuring the Human Rights Council does its job.
#WHRDAdvocacyWeek

@whrdic.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 12:15 PM

This report examines the repression carried out by the State of #Nicaragua against the Women’s and Feminist Movement between 2018 and 2025
📙 Read the full report on our Knowledge Hub 👇
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@whrdic.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 9:55 AM

Join us in a side event that brings together WHRDs who live at the intersections of gender, climate and conflict and whose stories show that these issues need to be tackled in a coordinated, holistic way.
🗓️24 September
⏱️13:00-14:00 CEST
📍Room XI, Palais des Nations, Geneva
More: shorturl.at/dqVUP

@whrdic.bsky.social Aug 28, 2026, 11:19 AM

This report draws on interviews with WHRDs working in frontline areas of northeastern #Ukraine, highlighting their work during the conflict.

Read the report in our Knowledge Hub 👇
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