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Murder in the Name of Honour: The true story of one woman’s heroic fight against an unbelievable crime.

In her book, Rana Husseini recounts how she broke the silence around ‘honour’ killings in Jordan in the early 1990s, starting a national campaign to reform related laws, and laying the foundation for simultaneous international campaigns against VAW. A sample chapter is attached, courtesy of publishers, One World Publications.

المطالبة بالحقوق، مطالبة بالعدالة: دليل خاص بالمدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان

يشكل هذا الدليل الذي يحمل عنوان، المطالبة بالحقوق، مطالبة بالعدالة: دليل حول المدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان، مبادرة للإشادة بالإسهام القيم للمدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان في تعزيز حقوق الإنسان وحمايتها، ولتخويلهن أكثر في أداء دورهن كمدافعات. وهو يؤسس على الإنجازات التي حققتها المدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان، بما فيها تلك التي تحققت في إطار الحملة الدولية الخاصة بالمدافعات عن حقوق الإنسان التي دامت ثلاث سنوات.

Exiger nos droits, exiger la justice : Guide sur les femmes défenseures des droits humains

Le présent ouvrage est un jalon important vers la reconnaissance de la contribution majeure des femmes défenseures des droits humains dans la promotion et la protection des droits humains et que cette reconnaissance publique les renforce dans leur rôle de défenseurs. Ce guide s’est nourri des victoires remportées par les femmes défenseurs des droits humains, notamment des succès de trois années de campagne internationale sur les femmes défenseures des droits humains.

Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders

This Guidebook presents a practical discussion of the useful mechanisms developed by the state and also the civil society to provide redress and remedy, and to protect women human rights defenders.  It is intended to be used by human rights and other organisations to further a gender perspective in the monitoring and documentation of human rights. 

The WLUML interview: Marieme Hélie-Lucas

Algerian sociologist and founder of the international solidarity network, Women Living Under Muslim laws, Marieme Hélie-Lucas talks to networker, Amal al-Ashtal, about the origins and early years of WLUML.

L'entretien WLUML : Samia Allalou

Samia Allalou, qui vit à Paris, est une journaliste algérienne, présentatrice de télévision et réalisatrice de documentaires. Depuis 2007, elle fait partie du réseau international de solidarité, Femmes sous lois musulmanes.

The WLUML interview: Homa Hoodfar

Homa Hoodfar is Professor of Anthropology at Concordia University and has been actively involved in Women Living Under Muslim Laws since the 1980s. Her publications include: “Building Civil Societies: A Guide for Social and Political Participation”.

L'entretien WLUML : Fatou Sow

Fatou Sow est une sociologue sénégalaise. Membre de plusieurs associations scientifiques africaines et internationales, Fatou est membre fondateur du Groupe de recherche sur les Femmes et les lois au Sénégal (GREFELS), Le bureau de coordination régionale du Réseau Femmes sous lois musulmanes.

Tools for Activists: The letter writing campaign

There are different forms of public participation. In addition to demonstrations and rallies, there are other efficient tools to demand change, such as poster and postcard campaigns, calls for action campaigns, petitions and direct lobbying. This WLUML Tool for Activists focuses on just one form of public participation: the letter writing campaign or solidarity letter.

The WLUML interview: Farida Shaheed

Farida Shaheed is Director of Research at Shirkat Gah - Women's Resource Centre in Pakistan. In 1986 she met Marieme Hélie-Lucas, the founder of Women Living Under Muslim Laws, who had come to Pakistan for a  program called 'Muslim Women Speak'. Farida Shaheed is a longstanding council member of WLUML. Ms. Shaheed is also the first Independent Expert on cultural rights.

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