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WILPF women across the globe deal with human rights issues in various campaigns, utilizing grassroots organizing from protest and postcard campaigns to affecting government and international policy at the United Nations. At WILPF’s international Geneva office, WILPF representatives utilize the organization's NGO status to engage in global discourses on human rights issues, primarily through involvement with the Human Rights Council. This role serves to support human rights struggles locally and to contribute to human rights developments globally.
At the Geneva office, WILPF representatives follow the Human Rights Council and make reports available to serve as a liaison between members and the United Nations. All WILPF members are encouraged to participate in this process. By providing the information below, WILPF hopes to serve both WILPF’s mission of active feminist involvement in movements for social justice and the U.N.’s mission to involve civil society in its role of securing international peace and justice.
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- The Council Monitor can be used to keep up to date with government statements and commitments on human rights issues. This site published daily reports during Council sessions, also available through subscription to their listserve.
- Monitor the Human Rights Council from home by keeping up to date with the latest HRC tools: The HRC Extranet Page , which is the HRC's online filing cabinet, and The UN Webcam, where Council sessions are archived.
- The Universal Human Rights Index features a database that provides access to a thousand or so UN documents on Treaty bodies, Special Procedures, and the Human Rights Council. Use these tools for national level human rights advocacy .
- The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights produces a list of human rights publications that can be used for outreach and public education, including fact sheets, issue papers, and other reference tools. This material is available in english, spanish, and french.
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