Indispensable Measures to ensure the Holistic Protection And Leadership of WHRDs
Over a dozen global organizations that work for the protection of women human rights defenders, have created a historical document…
Behind the Scenes of Extractives: Money, Power and Community Resistance
JASS and our Count Me In! Consortium partners are excited to launch a new toolkit, Behind the Scenes of Extractives:…
Post-Coup Honduras
JASS and the Nobel Women’s Initiative urge the Obama Administration to condemn violence perpetrated against women’s and human rights defenders since the…
We’ve Had Enough: A Call to Action to Protect Women Human Rights Defenders & Their Communities
On the 20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, we gathered with women human rights defenders from…
From Survivors to Defenders: Women Confronting Violence in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala
Targeted killing of women—including women human rights defenders—has risen alarmingly in recent years in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, reaching crisis…
Paving the Road for Freedom & Equality
Read reflections about the achievements, lessons and experiences of the Mesoamerican Women Human Rights Defenders Initiative and how it has…
Violence Against Whrds in Mesoamerica, 2012-2014 Report
Drawing on data collected by the Mesoamerican Registry of Attacks on Women Human Rights Defenders through the Regional Monitoring and Information System, this report provides updated information…
Berta Lives! Copinh Continues…
Visit Sur: International Journal on Human Rights for the full text of this article. This academic article, published on Sur, contextualizes…
Defending Rights in Hostile Contexts: Insights From Southern Africa
In June 2019, JASS Southern Africa with Amnesty International and Oxfam South Africa convened adialogue between grassroots activists, HRDs, lawyers,…
Our Rights, Our Safety: Resources for Women Human Rights Defenders
We're excited to announce a new manual by and for women activists and human rights defenders that is designed to…
Women Navigate Power: Stories About Claiming Our Rights
Released in August 2007, this collection of stories about how women navigate, resist, and transform power is the product of…
Action in DC: We Are All Hondurian Women in Resistance
In opposition to the coup d’état that occurred in Honduras on June 28th, Honduran Feminists in Resistance has called for…
