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1 September 2009
Insiste,
Persiste, Resiste, Existe - Women Human Rights Defenders (2009)
To mark International Women’s Day
2009 and to Celebrate 30 years of CEDAW, Front Line launches new manual of
security strategies for women human rights defenders. The publication is called
"Insiste Persiste Resiste Existe"
“All over the world, women defend
the rights of individuals and communities facing oppression, discrimination and
violence. Their work is powerful, and controversial. And it often meets with
bitter, and violent, opposition.”
"Resiste" brings us the
voices of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) from all over the world. Each
woman speaks from her personal experience of combating violence and
discrimination in complex contexts – in situations of overt or hidden conflict,
organised armed violence as well as rising fundamentalisms in
"Resiste" is a journey
and an exhilarating celebration of resilience. The astonishing strategies that
enable WHRDs to survive, thrive and succeed – despite the challenges and risks
of the work, and the extremely limited resources and support.
"Resiste" introduces
the concept of ‘integrated security’ – coined by Colombian activists and echoed
by other WHRDs across the world: a concept that challenges us all to redefine
the militarized, disconnected concept of ‘security’ and recognize that
integrated security is about feeling safe in all aspects of our lives – from
our ability to feed our families to speaking freely about our governments.
Vahida Nainar is at the heart of
this book. For more than a year, she travelled around the world to meet with
women human rights defenders in their own countries and in exile—in
"So, basically, it is the
conviction of our belief in women’s rights work that has been our main source
of strength and support. When we step out to do social work, we cannot be
deterred by threats and the difficulties. Plus, when we have done no wrong, why
should we worry?" – Sarita Devi Sharma,
"Insiste, Resiste, Persiste,
Existe: Women’s Human Rights Defenders’ Security Strategies (Resiste)" by
Jane Barry and Vahida Nainar is presented by Front Line, the Urgent Action Fund
for Women’s Human Rights and Kvinna Till Kvinna.
On 24 June, in the EU Office of
Front Line, Front Line and Kvinna till Kvinna (KtK) presented “Insiste Persiste
Resiste Existe” to 20 representatives of EU Institutions and
For further Information please
visit Front Line website.
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