Advancing Human Rights

Subcommittees of the WILPF US Advancing Human Rights Issues Committee work to enhance respect and actions for human rights at the federal, state and local levels, working with other organizations. WILPF US members are welcome to join AHR and any of its subcommittees. During the 2021-2022 phase of the committee's history, the following subcommittees have been meeting separately, virtually.

• Border and Migration Justice
• Ending Mass Incarceration and the Death Penalty (EMIDP)
• Racial Justice (currently inactive)
• United Nations for Women (UN 4 Women)
• United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent / Reparations (UN Decade / Reparations)

WILPF International Resolution on the Decade for People of African Descent and the Related AHR Subcommittee

The 2022 International WILPF Congress adopted several resolutions, including one on the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent. 

See this 2022 WILPF International resolution, “Supporting the International Decade for People of African Descent" here. In addition to those on the African continent, many millions of people of African descent live in other parts of the world. They constitute a distinct group whose human rights are often violated. 

In WILPF, we can work for the promotion and protection of these rights, as called for in the WILPF resolution. WILPF members and branches can support this resolution by taking local actions in support, including the actions described in it. 

To work on the national WILPF level on this resolution, contact the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent / Reparations Subcommittee by sending a clear message to Donna Pihl at AHRchair@wilpfus.org 
 

Contact AHR:

To contact specific subcommittees, to join the AHR Issues Committee, and/or for more information, send a clear message to Theresa El-Amin at AHRchair@wilpfus.org