WHRDIC Publications

For the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition feminist knowledge production is a politically-motivated act of resistance. We see documentation, research and analysis as a thread between our acts of rebellion and the abuses we face. In this section you will find materials published by the WHRD-IC since its inception in 2005.

Gendering Documentation: A Manual for and About Human Rights Defenders

Gendering Documentation frames and encourages documentation as a politically-motivated telling of women human rights defenders’ stories. Documentation…

January 2, 2015

Our right to safety: Women Human Rights Defenders’ Holistic Approach to Protection

WHRDs face a variety of risks and violations in their work. We have launched the report Our Right To Safety in an effort to assess the vario…

February 1, 2014

Ten Insights To Strengthen Responses For Women Human Rights Defenders At Risk

Key considerations for improving gender-sensitive responses for WHRDs at risk, ensuring they are strategic and properly resourced. Credits: Women…

August 25, 2012

Global Report on the Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders

Featuring 43 case studies, this extensive report provides a vivid analysis of the landscape in which WHRDs live and work. It examines the types of vio…

January 2, 2012

List of Materials and Resources for Women Human Rights Defenders

A list of existing research materials, on the rights and mechanisms available to WHRDs at risk; women activists’ wellbeing and self-care; and how to d…

August 7, 2011

Addressing Gaps in the Defense of WHRD Report 2011

This report looks at WHRDIC’s efforts to shed light on the unique challenges WHRDs face and to create new systems of advocacy on their behalf. The thr…

February 11, 2011