Reports

Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) play a fundamental role in the promotion of human rights
worldwide, and their importance is particularly demonstrated in advocating for specific rights, such
as women’s rights, gender equality, and sexual and reproductive rights. Nonetheless, WHRDs face
several challenges; besides the issues common to Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), including verbal
and physical attacks, threats, torture, forced disappearances, murder, and arbitrary detentions, WHRDs
are faced with additional obstacles, such as gender-based violence.

Against this backdrop, the present report will be divided into two main parts. Firstly, it will identify
and explain the challenges and violations faced by WHRDs, and how they differ from the violations
faced by HRDs generally. In the second chapter, the report addresses the forms of protection available
in international law for WHRDs, and lastly, based on the analysis conducted, the report provides
recommendations with the intent of ensuring that WHRDs can carry out their work safely and effectively.