On January 20, 2015 the Dutch CEDAW Network sent in the shadow report entitled "Unfinished Business: Women’s Rights in the Netherlands”. This shadow report, signed by WPP along with 51 civil society organizations, is an assessment of the Sixth Periodic Report of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (CEDAW/C/NLD/6). The independent Dutch CEDAW Network consists of a core group of Dutch NGOs and several individual CEDAW specialists in the Netherlands. In addition to this core group, WPP and other NGOs connected to the network, shared their expertise and support.
The first section of the report contains general concerns related to the implementation of the Convention in the Netherlands. Part A of the report covers the different issues by CEDAW article. In part B issues concerning specific groups of women are presented.
12 Dec '17 Today, we are pleased to share with you the Conference Report “Financial Inclusion for Freedom and Security” by the Women Peacemakers Program, Duke Law International Human Rights Clinic, Human Security Collective, Transnational Institute, the Charity & Security Network, in cooperation with the Knowledge Platform Security and Rule of Law.
7 Dec '17 Today, on the 13th day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, we bring you the sad news that from 15 December onwards, the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) will have to close its doors. We would like to ask for your time to read what has driven us to make this decision.
7 Nov '17 On Thursday, 26 October 2017, a side event entitled, “Pulling the Rug from Under Our Feet: What is the UNSCR 1325 Without Civil Society Freedoms?” was hosted on the margins of the 17th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The event was hosted by the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) and the Dutch Mission, in collaboration with Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Al-Hayat Center for Civil Society Development, Arab Women Organisation of Jordan, NOVACT, Free Sight Association, Iraqi Al-Amal Association, Women Empowerment Organisation, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. This article briefly looks at the main issues discussed during the event.
