Africa: Governments responses to COVID-19 should guarantee the protection of women and girls

This guide is an advocacy tool for organizations to use with African governments and make them understand that the decrees issued during the COVID-19 pandemic have to respect human rights and analyze the impact that these decrees have on the lives of women and girls. It is also a roadmap for states, including the obligations they must address to protect the rights of women and girls during this pandemic.

It has been published by Women’s Link, Amnesty International and IPPF-Africa region.

The Americas: State responses to COVID-19 should prioritize the protection of women and girls

This guide is an advocacy tool for organizations to use with states and make them understand that the decrees issued during the COVID-19 pandemic have to respect human rights and analyze the impact that these decrees have on the lives of women and girls. It is also a roadmap for states, including the obligations they must address to protect the rights of women and girls during this pandemic.

It has been published by Women's Link, Amnesty International and IPPF/WHR.

Seeking Social Change in the Courts: Tools for Strategic Advocacy

This is the first of our new methodology workbooks series, and it aims to be a practical tool for advocates from all social justice fields based on Women's Link's approach to how litigation can be a platform to achieve social change.

The objective of this publication is to take strategic litigation a step further and understand that as an advocacy tool, it offers multiple opportunities to transcend the walls of the courtroom and impact people's values and norms.

Mothers in Human Trafficking Networks: Robbed of their Rights

This publication documents the systematic violation of women trafficking victims’ right to be mothers and have a family, a right so cherished in our societies that we take for granted that everyone will have access to it. The investigation further shows the discrimination faced by these women for their status as trafficking victims as well as stereotypes around what it means to be a “good mother,” in four European countries: Spain, France, Germany and Denmark.

The Truth Spoken Aloud

Introducing our latest publication! To mark the fourth anniversary of the trial and conviction of former Guatemalan dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide, we are proud to announce the release of our latest publication, ‘The Truth Spoken Aloud’, featuring extracts of this historical judgment. This is our way of paying homage to the brave Ixil Maya women who broke the silence, spoke the truth, and with their testimony at trial, told the world about the crimes committed against them, including crimes of sexual violence.

VIDEO: The Truth Spoken Aloud