WUNRN
Join AWID in
Commemorating Feminists and Women Human
Right Defenders
Who are No Longer with Us
As part of the 16 Days Campaign Against Gender Based Violence (November 25 – December 10, 2013) AWID is building on our Tribute to Feminists and Women
Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) who are no longer with us and whose
contributions to the advancement of human rights are very much missed. The
tribute was first launched at AWID’s 12th International Forum on Women’s Rights
in Development, held in April 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. You can visit the online
exhibit and read more about that commemoration here.
The new version of the
tribute will take the form of an online photo exhibition to be launched on
November 25th, Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and
will end on December 10, International Human Rights Day. Each day of the
campaign we will feature the story of a WHRD on our website as well as through
social media and link back to the full online exhibit which will commemorate
and celebrate the work and lives of WHRDs who have passed away since January
2012.
We invite you to pay homage
to the feminists activists and women human rights defenders at local, national,
regional or international levels who are no longer with us, because they passed
away or were killed or disappeared by sharing their photos and short
biographies . The Tribute aims to honor these WHRDs and their work; raise
awareness of the increasing levels of violence and repression faced by many
WHRDs around the world; and highlight the need to politicize and support
self-care, increased protection and safety for WHRDs. If you would like to
share the profile of a feminist activist and or women human rights defender who
has passed away or was killed or disappeared since January 2012, please send
your submission by October 18, 2013 to awidtribute@gmail.com
with the subject line: AWID Tribute 2013. The email should include the
following:
1.
A short bio of the women
activist you want profiled that is:
·
6-8 sentences in length
·
includes the name of the
WHRD or feminist activist
·
birth date and date of
death/disappearance
·
country of origin
·
a short description and
nature of the work she carried out
·
an explanation of the
circumstances of their death or disappearance
·
In the case of a WHRD
who was killed or disappeared please give us an update on where the case stands
today (Has there been an effective investigation? Has anyone been prosecuted or
brought to justice? Does the case remain in impunity?)
·
a link to any urgent
action that might exist online with regards to the case
2.
Along with the biography
of the feminist and women human rights defenders, please send us a picture with
the following specifications:
·
4 inches X 6 inches or
10.16 centimeters X 15.24 centimeters
·
Resolution of 1200x1800
pixels (minimum)
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If the picture is
scanned, a resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch) or above
·
If the picture was taken
with a digital camera, a resolution of 6 MP (megapixels) or above
·
The size of the
attachment you send us should not be more than 5 MB (megabytes)
·
By sending this photo
you are giving AWID permission to use the photograph
Please note that pictures
downloaded from websites may not be of good quality for printing or audiovisual
use and may infringe copyright. We encourage you to send us pictures from your
cameras, albums, personal collections or with prior permissions from partner
organizations.
Thank you for sharing the
stories of the courageous women human rights defenders in your country or
region. If you have any questions please e-mail us at awidtribute@gmail.com.
AWID especially encourages submissions concerning commonly marginalized and excluded groups, such as young women, disabled women, LGBTQI, indigenous women.
Natalia Cardona
Constituency Engagement Manager
Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
Tel: + 215.917.0769 |Email: Ncardona@awid.org | www.awid.org