Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) is an autonomous women’s organization committed to promoting women’s human rights and gender equality, and eliminating all kinds of discrimination in Turkey and internationally.
PROGRAMS
Human Rights Education Program for Women (HREP)
Implemented since 1995 with the aim of developing an awareness of women’s human rights and equality, and achieving the active and equal participation of women in all spheres of life from the public to the private, HREP contributes to women’s grassroots organizing for legal and political change with the holistic approach it espouses.
Advocacy
WWHR engages in collaborative and participatory advocacy work on the local, national, regional, and international levels in order to have legal rights preserved, implemented and improved as well as raise awareness and have the necessary mechanisms put into effect for the full realization of women’s human rights in Turkey and across the globe.
Feminist Knowledge Production and Dissemination
WWHR produces and disseminates knowledge by creating platforms for the distribution of information it produces through publications and other audiovisual, print and digital tools, combining action and research in it’s effort to promote women’s human rights, feminism and gender equality in Turkey.
- From Local to Global / Global to Local: What a Difference 30 Years Make!
- Reproductive Healthcare Services for Women and Women’s Experiences with Abortion Research Report
- İstanbul Sözleşmesi Nedir?
From Local to Global / Global to Local: What a Difference 30 Years Make!
Discover the 30-year journey of the WWHR, exploring key milestones of the women’s movement both locally and globally.
Reproductive Healthcare Services for Women and Women’s Experiences with Abortion Research Report
Today, abortion is completely banned without exception in 26 countries. In 39 countries, it is only permitted if the woman’s life is at risk, while in 56 countries, it is allowed only in cases of serious health risks.
What is the İstanbul Convention?
It’s full name is The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence.
• Istanbul Convention defines violence against women as a human rights violation.
Convention aims to eliminate violence against women and protect women’s human rights.
It establishes that the root cause of violence is gender inequality.
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Reproductive Healthcare Services for Women and Women’s Experiences with Abortion Research Report
Address
Ağa Çırağı Sok. No:7 Daire: 7, 34437
Gümüşsuyu / İstanbul
Contact
0212 251 00 29
[email protected]
WWHR does not provide direct psychological and/or legal assistance to women suffering violence.