CALLS TO ACTION & VICTORIES
French IS member convicted of genocide for atrocities against Yazidis
The Guardian, March 20, 2026
… The case was based on harrowing evidence from two Yazidi women…
2025: The G20 Women’s Shutdown seizes the global spotlight on femicide
UNWOMEN.ORG, O2/25/26
Every 10 minutes, a woman is murdered by someone in her own family…
Thousands of protesters converged in Johannesburg, South Africa ahead of the G20 Summit … to put the global spotlight on the global femicide crisis.
In response to public outcry, including 1 million petition signatures, the government declared gender-based violence a national disaster.
Global Petition: No Peace Without Women
iPETITIONS – GOAL: 10,000 signatures by December 2026
We, the undersigned, call on the UN Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General, World leaders, governments, the United Nations, and regional organizations to take immediate and measurable action to fully implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security…
Sudan: Stop the stoning!
AVAAZ – Sign now and share with everyone!
One woman is a mother of 9. Her husband says one isn’t his. The other woman’s
husband abandoned her after she gave birth to their first baby – 7 years ago. Now he’s back and accusing her of adultery. For these ‘crimes’, courts sentenced them to a cruel and painful death by stoning – after a sham trial where the women didn’t even have lawyers…
Make Public Sexual Harassment a Criminal Offence in the UK
CHANGE.ORG – Please sign the petition
Women and girls should feel safe walking the streets, day and night, with the confidence that the law protects them. But in the UK, that’s not the case, as there is no specific law against street harassment…
AVAAZ – OUR VICTORIES
Justice and love for sexual slavery survivors
After decades of silence, 14 brave women went to court to confront the Guatemalan
generals who kept them as sex slaves. The women’s courage prevailed, and for the first time ever these generals were convicted of crimes against humanity!
Wearing a dress is not a crime
In Morocco, two women were attacked and taken to court because they were wearing dresses. An outraged Avaaz member launched a petition and within weeks, her call to protect women’s right to make their own choices gained almost 30,000 signatures…
Repealing Morocco’s ‘rape marriage’ law
When 16 year-old Amina killed herself after being forced to marry her rapist, 1.2 million of us called on Morocco to repeal Article 475 in the penal code which allowed rapists to marry their underage victims to avoid prosecution. On the eve of a crucial bill vote we delivered the petition directly to the head of Parliament and the Moroccan Parliament voted to repeal the provision!
RESOURCES
World Refugee and Migration Council
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