Defend International is alarmed by reports that several Kurdish political prisoners have started a hunger strike to protest prison conditions, unfair trial practices and racial discrimination. DI has approached the International Committee of the Red Cross, High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, seeking their urgent intervention in this matter.
Lebanon: 16 Days of Activisim Against VAW-2009
On 25 November 2009, during a press conference held in Beirut, Defend International members reviewed the major problems faced by women who are unable to bestow their nationality on their children and husbands.
Campaigning Against Gender Based Violence
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Defend International joins its members and partners to promote every woman’s right to a just and healthy life lived in freedom and without fear of violence or discrimination.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
Defend International has joined over 2,000 NGOs from over 150 countries around the globe to mark the 16 Days of Activisim Against Gender Based Violence, which starts on November 25 and ends on December 10. Letters will be sent to MENA countries, expressing gratitude for their commitment undertaken upon the adoption in 1993 of the UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, and urging them to act on these promises.